leftover

🇺🇸 /ˈleftəʊvər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈleftəʊvə(r)/
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adjective
R

remaining after something has finished

We had some leftover pizza from lunch that we ate for dinner.

noun
R

food that remains after a meal

There are no leftovers from tonight's dinner because everyone ate everything.

R

something that remains from an earlier time

The old traditions are considered leftovers from the past.

translation

adj. remaining after something has finished
n. food that remains after a meal; something that remains from an earlier time

Word Forms

Plural leftovers