left-hand

adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand 

ˈlef-ˈtand

1

: situated on the left

2

: left-handed

Examples of left-hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The left-hand side of the chart below shows the slowdown in Existing Home Sales over the past couple of years, and the right-hand side indicates the rapid rise in the months’ supply of inventory at current sales rates (now higher than the pandemic peak). —Robert Barone, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

The left-hand menu choices are simple, with just three in the top group for Photos, Updates, and Print Store. —PC Magazine, 25 June 2025

The Daydream agent—or chat experience—moves to the left-hand side of the screen and asks questions to try to prompt feedback to further narrow down the results. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 June 2025

However, from the left-hand side of the graph in 1978, even a 60.5 index, and the overall drop since 2020, is a notable plunge. —Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for left-hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

left-hand

adjective

ˌleft-ˌhand

1

: located on the left

2

a

: left-handed sense 1

b

: left-handed sense 2

Medical Definition

left-hand

1 of 2 adjective

ˈleft-ˈhand, ˈlef-ˈtand 

1

: situated on the left

2

: left-handed

left hand

2 of 2 noun

1

: the hand on a person's left side

2

: the left side