► left still there after everything or everyone else has gone or been used:
There's one piece of apple pie left.Do you have any of these sweaters left in my size? ➔ GRAMMAR: You cannot use left before a noun in this meaning. Don't say: There's some left food. Say: There's some food left.► remaining (formal) remaining means the same as left:
She is making curtains, and she will make pillows out of the remaining material.The yard sale was successful and there were only a few things remaining at the end of the day.► left over still there when you have used everything you need. You use left over especially about food or money:
There was a lot of food left over after the party, so we're eating it tonight.