Leftover — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

not used up

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛftoʊvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛftəʊvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛftəʊvə/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɛftoʊvɚ/.

Examples

leftover meatloaf
she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
some odd dollars left

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

remnant left over odd left remaining unexpended

Parts of Speech

noun	a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
adjective	not used up “leftover meatloaf”

Word Forms

remain

verb

be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übrig bleiben

ein kleiner Teil oder Teil, der übrig bleibt, nachdem der Hauptteil nicht mehr existiert

🇫🇷French

restes

une petite partie ou une partie qui reste après que la partie principale n'existe plus

🇪🇸Spanish

sobrante

una pequeña parte o porción que queda después de que la parte principal ya no existe

🇮🇹Italian

rimanente

una piccola parte o porzione che rimane dopo che la parte principale non esiste più

🇳🇱Dutch

overgebleven

een klein onderdeel of gedeelte dat overblijft nadat het hoofdonderdeel niet meer bestaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

sobras

uma pequena parte ou porção que permanece depois que a parte principal não existe mais

🇷🇺Russian

остатки

небольшая часть или часть, которая остается после того, как основная часть больше не существует

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बचा खुचा

वह छोटा भाग या भाग जो मुख्य भाग के न रहने पर शेष रह जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবশিষ্টাংশ

একটি ছোট অংশ বা অংশ যা মূল অংশের পরে অবশিষ্ট থাকে না

🇮🇳Tamil

மிச்சம்

முக்கிய பகுதிக்கு பிறகு இருக்கும் ஒரு சிறிய பகுதி அல்லது பகுதி இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

మిగిలింది

ప్రధాన భాగం తర్వాత మిగిలి ఉన్న చిన్న భాగం లేదా భాగం ఉనికిలో లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

शिल्लक

एक लहान भाग किंवा भाग जो मुख्य भागानंतर शिल्लक राहतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાકી

એક નાનો ભાગ અથવા ભાગ જે મુખ્ય ભાગ પછી રહે છે તે હવે અસ્તિત્વમાં નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಂಜಲು

ಮುಖ್ಯ ಭಾಗವು ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಭಾಗ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മിച്ചം

പ്രധാന ഭാഗത്തിന് ശേഷം ശേഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറിയ ഭാഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭാഗം നിലവിലില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਚਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਜਿਹਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਜੋ ਮੁੱਖ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਹੁਣ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بچا ہوا

ایک چھوٹا سا حصہ یا حصہ جو مرکزی حصے کے بعد باقی نہیں رہتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剩下的

主要部分不再存在后剩下的一小部分或部分

🇯🇵Japanese

残り物

主要部分が存在しなくなった後に残る小さな部分または部分

🇰🇷Korean

나머지

주요 부분이 더 이상 존재하지 않고 남은 작은 부분이나 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

còn sót lại

một phần nhỏ hoặc phần còn lại sau phần chính không còn tồn tại

🇹🇭Thai

ที่เหลือ

ส่วนเล็ก ๆ หรือส่วนที่เหลืออยู่หลังจากส่วนหลักไม่มีอยู่อีกต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

sisa

bagian kecil atau porsi yang tersisa setelah bagian utama sudah tidak ada lagi

🇵🇭Filipino

natira

isang maliit na bahagi o bahagi na nananatili pagkatapos na ang pangunahing bahagi ay hindi na umiiral

🇲🇾Malay

sisa

sebahagian kecil atau bahagian yang tinggal selepas bahagian utama tidak lagi wujud

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بقايا

جزء صغير أو جزء يبقى بعد الجزء الرئيسي لم يعد موجودا

🇮🇷Persian

باقی مانده

قسمت یا قسمت کوچکی که بعد از قسمت اصلی باقی می ماند دیگر وجود ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

artık

ana parçanın artık mevcut olmamasından sonra kalan küçük bir parça veya kısım

🇮🇱Hebrew

שאריות

חלק קטן או חלק שנשאר לאחר שהחלק העיקרי אינו קיים יותר

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