Meaning & use
left corner
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Meanings
nouncountable
the corner that is on the left side when you are facing forward
Grammar: Usually used with the or a: the left corner, a left corner. Often followed by of: the left corner of the page.
Patterns
- the left corner of something
- in the left corner
- at the left corner
Write your name in the left corner of the page.
The sofa fits neatly into the left corner of the living room.
There is a small table in the left corner by the window.
nouncountablesport
in boxing, the area where a fighter rests between rounds, or the fighter's team based there
Grammar: Used in boxing and similar sports. Often in phrases like 'in the left corner' or 'the left corner's fighter'.
Patterns
- in the left corner
- the left corner's fighter
The boxer returned to the left corner and took a deep breath.
His trainer shouted advice from the left corner.
Word forms
| plural | left corners |
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Common combinations
- in the left corner
- The lamp stands in the left corner of the room.
- the left corner of the page
- Please sign in the left corner of the page.
- the top left corner
- The logo appears in the top left corner.
- the bottom left corner
- The date is printed in the bottom left corner.
Synonyms and how they differ
- left-hand corner
- Means the same, but is slightly more formal and common in written instructions.
Opposites
Word family
Practice
The exit sign is in the ______ corner of the hall.
Choose one answer.
Left is an adjective here, so it does not change form before a noun. The other options are not real English forms.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “left corner”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.