leftover

CEFRB1

/lˈɛˌftoʊvər/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Food or something else remaining after it has been used.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Remaining after the rest has been used or removed.

Examples

  • Tom ate the leftover pizza for breakfast.

  • Tom didn't know what to do with the leftover food.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

  2. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Remaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.

More examples

In context

  • Do you want some of the leftover supplies from the event?

  • I have some leftover spaghetti in the fridge, so I don't plan to cook tonight.

  • It's a leftover from yesterday, but it's still perfectly good.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From left (“remaining, abandoned”) + over (“excess”).