left bracket

lɛft ˈbrækɪt

Definition

Definition of left bracket - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

opening symbol

punctuation mark used to open a sequence or group

The left bracket should be placed before the list starts..

square bracket

TECH.

symbol used to enclose information or operations

TECH.

The list is enclosed in left brackets.

bracket

delimiter

parenthesis

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Expressions with left

left field

defensive position in baseball's left outfield

She plays left field for the team.

swipe left

reject someone on a dating app

If you don't like the profile, just swipe left.

left dangling

adj.

hanging loosely without support

The rope was left dangling from the tree branch.

left and right

adv.

in many directions or places

He was looking left and right, unable to decide.

feel left out

have the feeling of being excluded or ignored by others

She might feel left out if we don't invite her.

left of center

adv.

in a position slightly left of the center

The painting was hung left of center on the wall.

Expressions with bracket

bracket out

exclude certain elements from consideration

Bracket out the irrelevant data for this study.

bracket creep

income moves into higher tax bracket as it increases

Bracket creep means you pay more tax as your income rises.

bracket off

separate or isolate using brackets

In the equation, bracket off the constants.

in the same bracket

adj.

belonging to the same category or group

These two athletes are in the same bracket of performance.

shelf bracket

device supporting a shelf on a wall

The shelf bracket was strong enough to hold heavy books.

age bracket

group of people of similar age

The survey targeted the 18-24 age bracket.

income bracket

group categorized by income level

People in the same income bracket tend to have similar spending habits..

price bracket

range of prices for similar products or services

The car falls into a higher price bracket due to its features..

income tax bracket

range of income taxed at a specific rate

She moved into a higher income tax bracket after her promotion.

wall bracket

support attached to a wall to hold objects

He installed a wall bracket to keep the vase secure..

Examples of left bracket in a sentence

The code requires a left bracket to function properly.
Use a left bracket to start the array.
The equation begins with a left bracket.

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French:parenthèse ouvrante, crochet ouvrant, ...
German:linke Klammer, ...
Italian:parentesi aperta, parentesi quadra, ...
Spanish:paréntesis izquierdo, ...
Portuguese:colchete esquerdo, ...
Chinese:左括号, 开方括号, ...
Japanese:左括弧, 左角括弧, ...
Arabic:قَوس أيسر, قَوْس مَعْقُوف يَسَار, ...
Hebrew:הַסּוֹגֵר הַשְּׁמָאלִי, סוֹגֵר מְרֻבָּע שְׁמָאֲלִי, ...
Russian:левая скобка, ...
Ukrainian:ліва дужка, відкриваюча дужка, ...
Hindi:बायां कोष्ठक, बायाँ कोष्ठक, ...
Bengali:বাম বন্ধনী, বাম বর্গাকার বন্ধনী, ...
Catalan:clau esquerra, clau quadrada esquerra, ...
Czech:levá závorka, levá hranatá závorka, ...
Danish:venstre parentes, ...
Dutch:linker haakje, linker haak, ...
Greek:αριστερή αγκύλη, ...
Hungarian:nyitó szögletes zárójel, ...
Khmer:សញ្ញាវង់ក្រចកខាងឆ្វេង, សញ្ញាវង់ក្រចកជ្រុងខាងឆ្វេង, ...
Korean:왼쪽 괄호, 왼쪽 대괄호, ...
Persian:پرانتز باز, براکت چپ, ...
Polish:nawias otwierający, lewy nawias kwadratowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):colchete esquerdo, ...
Romanian:paranteză stângă, paranteză pătrată stângă, ...
Swedish:vänster parentes, vänster hakparentes, ...
Thai:วงเล็บซ้าย, วงเล็บเหลี่ยมซ้าย, ...
Turkish:sol parantez, açık köşeli parantez, ...
Vietnamese:dấu ngoặc trái, dấu ngoặc vuông trái, ...

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