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Meaning of "leftwards" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEFTWARDS

leftwards  [ˈlɛftwədz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEFTWARDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Leftwards is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES LEFTWARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of leftwards in the English dictionary

The definition of leftwards in the dictionary is towards or on the left.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEFTWARDS


afterwards
ˈɑːftəwədz
ass-backwards
ˌæsˈbækwədz
backwards
ˈbækwədz
downwards
ˈdaʊnwədz
eastwards
ˈiːstwədz
Edwards
ˈɛdwədz
forwards
ˈfɔːwədz
frontwards
ˈfrʌntwədz
inwards
ˈɪnwədz
northeastwards
ˌnɔːθˈiːstwədz
northwards
ˈnɔːθwədz
northwestwards
ˌnɔːθˈwɛstwədz
onwards
ˈɒnwədz
outwards
ˈaʊtwədz
rearwards
ˈrɪəwədz
rightwards
ˈraɪtwədz
southeastwards
ˌsaʊθˈiːstwədz
southwards
ˈsaʊθwədz
southwestwards
ˌsaʊθˈwɛstwədz
upwards
ˈʌpwədz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEFTWARDS

left-handedly
left-handedness
left-hander
left-justify
left-luggage locker
left-luggage office
left-of-centre
left-wing
left-winger
leftie
lefties
leftish
leftism
leftist
leftmost
leftover
leftovers
leftward
leftwardly
lefty

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEFTWARDS

airwards
bend over backwards
boards
earthwards
goalwards
heavenwards
hellwards
henceforwards
hitherwards
landwards
lean over backwards
leewards
moonwards
rewards
seawards
shorewards
sidewards
sternwards
sunwards
thenceforwards
towards

Synonyms and antonyms of leftwards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «leftwards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEFTWARDS

Find out the translation of leftwards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of leftwards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «leftwards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

向左
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacia la izquierda
570 millions of speakers

English

leftwards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

leftwards
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نحو اليسار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

влево
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leftwards
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বামমুখী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vers la gauche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ke kiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach links
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左方向
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왼쪽으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngiwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sang bên trái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடப்புற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डावीकडून उजवीकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

leftwards
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verso sinistra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w lewo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вліво
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spre stânga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προς τα αριστερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leftwards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

åt vänster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mot venstre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of leftwards

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEFTWARDS»

The term «leftwards» is normally little used and occupies the 122.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEFTWARDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «leftwards» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «leftwards» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about leftwards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEFTWARDS»

Discover the use of leftwards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to leftwards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Looking east leftwards: former "State Socialist" world
This collection, a critical perspective on the changes occurring in the "post-Communist" world today, covers Russia, the Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary, Poland, China, and Cuba.
David Mandel, 1998
2
DocBook: The Definitive Guide
Clockwise top semicircle arrow dArr 21D3 U Downwards double arrow darr2 21CA li Downwards paired arrows dharl 21C3 J Downwards harpoon with barb leftwards dharr 21C2 1 Downwards harpoon with barb rightwards lAarr 21DA ...
Norman Walsh, 1999
3
Nagualism
Going on leftwards there is the position known as “intuition”. This is an intermediate position between reason and silent knowledge and is a place of “ pure comprehension”. Continuing leftwards there is the position known as “ drowsiness”.
Frank G. Ripel, 2008
4
Self-Publishing With Burning Slug
... Pointing Double Angle Quotation Mark &Larr; (<- Leftwards Two Headed Arrow & larr; <— Leftwards Arrow &lArr; <= Leftwards Double Arrow &larr2 ; i: Leftwards Paired Arrows &larrhk,' <-> Leftwards Arrow With Hook &larrlp; <-P Leftwards ...
Anthony W. Hursh, 2014
5
Writing in Focus
original text were preserved in the computer-scrambled output. The students were able to read these nonsense texts almost twice as fast in the familiar rightwards direction as in the unfamiliar leftwards direction. The time scores are displayed ...
Florian Coulmas, Konrad Ehlich, 1983
6
Italian Rock: Selected Rock-climbs in Northern Italy
30m 5a. From a large block left of the Lost Arrow follow the obvious diagonal crack leftwards (often making good use of the right foot!) to a hanging stance on small nuts below the horizontal section. 2. 25m 5b. Continue leftwards until the crack ...
Al Churcher, 1988
7
Current Approaches to African Linguistics
In only an ad hoc way can we account for the C's disappearance, for the language does allow extrametrical segments (see footnote 8) , and there is nothing to prevent the C from associating leftwards to a vowel in just the same way it does to ...
Ivan R. Dihoff, 1983
8
A Grammar of Gaagudju
However, the reconstruction is unusual in terms of determining the starting point for leftwards alignment. It may be observed that the monosyllabic IV prefix gu-, does not appear to have been footed historically. In other words, the left edge of the ...
Mark Harvey, 2002
9
Machine Translation: Its Scope and Limits
... in an intuitively obvious manner: 1. goes leftwards only: 2. goes right and left: 3. leftwards only: 4. leftwards only: 5. leftwards only: 6. rightwards only: 7. rightwards only: 8. leftwards only. The purpose of the score of dependencies established ...
Yorick Wilks, 2008
10
Prosodic Categories: Production, Perception and ...
A striking contrast that has emerged in these languages involves the definite article which attaches leftwards to nouns. Phonologically they are quite distinct from, for instance, plural suffixes. This Phonological Trochaic Grouping in Language ...
Sonia Frota, Gorka Elordieta, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEFTWARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term leftwards is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tim Farron faces a tough job as Lib Dem leader – News
Some key figures who have opposed the party shifting leftwards, former ministers like Jeremy Browne and Danny Alexander, are no longer MPs; he has room for ... «Observer News, Jul 15»
2
The Waugh Zone July 17, 2015 - Huffington Post UK
Harriet Harman knows more than most how the party has been dragged leftwards by the new intake and by 5 years of Milifandom. Yesterday ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
Tim Farron faces a tough job as Lib Dem leader
Some key figures who have opposed the party shifting leftwards, former ministers like Jeremy Browne and Danny Alexander, are no longer ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
Labour's week of crisis: the inside story
Jeremy Corbyn's supporters are satisfied that he has already shifted the terms of debate leftwards on issues such as the 1 per cent ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Bernard Ingham: As crowds gather in rural England, Labour reaps …
Surely, it cannot be leftwards after the recent signal failure of Ed Miliband, the unions' choice, even though the party was routed by the even ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
6
The Guardian view on the Labour leadership debate: Harriet …
Some compromise is needed to get into power, from which point at least SOME good can come and the electorate could be led Leftwards (in ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
US Presidential campaign 2016: Bernie Sanders - the socialist …
Unlikely as his candidacy sounds, this could be Mr Sanders' moment, even if at the end of the day it's limited to pulling Ms Clinton leftwards. «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Meet Glenn Lazarus, the crucial crossbencher marching leftwards
When the votes came in for the Senate in the days and weeks after the 2013 election, both the victorious Liberal-National Coalition and Labor ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
9
Flight Test: Fabulous Fury
As I ease stick and rudder leftwards, we curve on to crosswind, but what's this? The slip ball has swung to the right! But that would mean I've ... «PilotWeb, Jul 15»
10
No Surprise: Rivlin's Bending Over Leftwards
Well, it seems that Ruby Rivlin, the Revisionist and Betari from birth, from the most distinguished of true settler families, has joined all the other ... «The Jewish Press, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Leftwards [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/leftwards>. May 2024 ».
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