leftover

leftover

See also: left-over and left over

English

Alternative forms

• left over, left-over

Etymology

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

Adjective

leftover (not comparable)

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

   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.

Usage notes

• When used after a verb (as part of a predicate phrase), use two separate words:

  I can walk for miles and still have energy left over.

Translations

remaining, left behind

Dutch: restant (nl) n Finnish: tähteeksi jäänyt French: restant (fr) m, restante (fr) f German: übrig (de), übergeblieben

Latin: residuus Portuguese: reservada (pt) f, conservada f, restante (pt), deixada (pt) f, deixado m Russian: оста́вшийся (ru) (ostávšijsja) Turkish: artakalan, fazladan

remaining as meal is complete

Dutch: kliekje (nl) n Finnish: tähteeksi jäänyt French: restant (fr) m

Italian: avanzato (it) m Russian: оста́вшийся (ru) (ostávšijsja)

Noun

leftover (plural leftovers)

1. Something left behind; an excess or remainder.

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

2. (chiefly in the plural, usually of food) Remaining after a meal is complete or eaten for a later meal or snack.

   Not leftovers again!

   The entire wheel of cheese is a leftover from the party.

Translations

something left behind

Chinese: Mandarin: 殘餘, 残余 (zh) (cányú) Finnish: tähde French: reste (fr) m German: Rest (de) m Italian: avanzo (it) m, rimanenza (it) f, residuo (it) m Japanese: 残り (のこり, nokori), 贏余 (えいよ, eiyo) Maori: toenga

Norwegian: Bokmål: matrest m Nynorsk: matrest m Portuguese: sobra (pt) f Russian: оста́ток (ru) m (ostátok), объе́дки (ru) m pl (obʺjédki) (for food only) Spanish: sobra (es) f Turkish: kalan, artan (yemek) Walloon: resse (wa) m

food remaining after a meal

Maori: mānga, parakai