left turn
To turn ninety degrees to one's left, especially in response to a military command…To turn ninety degrees to one's left, especially in response to a military command while marching.
» Tom turned left, and Mary turned right.
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1 sensesTo turn ninety degrees to one's left, especially in response to a military command while marching.
Examples
12 sentencesTom turned left, and Mary turned right.
I don't remember whether we're supposed to turn left or turn right here.
Drive to the next intersection and make a left turn.
ruПоезжай к следующему перекрёстку и поверни налево. — odexed
deFahre zur nächsten Kreuzung und biege links ab. — Ennocb
The car made a left turn.
Diego took the first left turn.
Origin
The noun is derived from left (adjective) + turn (noun).The noun is derived from left (adjective) + turn (noun).
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Forms
left turns, left turning, left turned, left turned| Base form | left turn · to left turn |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | left turns |
| Present participle | left turning |
| Past simple | left turned |
| Past participle | left turned |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.