proper left
The direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90…The direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the front.
» Ziri bid his parents a proper goodbye and left.
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1 senses(uncountable)The direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the front.
Examples
1 sentencesZiri bid his parents a proper goodbye and left.
Origin
proper (in the sense of "its own") + left; from Latin proprius.proper (in the sense of "its own") + left; from Latin proprius.
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Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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.