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# leftovers

noun (leftovers — plural); adjective (leftover)

«leftovers» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Leftovers are food that is not eaten at a meal and is kept to eat later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#m1)
2. Leftover means remaining after the rest has been used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life families keep leftovers in the fridge and eat them the next day; in food safety lessons leftovers must be cooled quickly, covered, kept cold and eaten within a day or two, and reheated until piping hot. In maths «leftover» is what remains, like a remainder in division. In lessons on waste, using leftovers saves food. Phrases: eat the leftovers, leftover pizza, leftover paint, leftover money.

### Examples

- We had leftovers for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x1)
- Put the leftovers in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x2)
- Leftover turkey makes good sandwiches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x3)
- Use the leftover paper for another project. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x4)
- Don't eat leftovers that smell bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x5)
- Cool leftovers before you put them in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x6)
- 17 sweets shared among 5: each gets 3, with 2 left over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/#x7)

### Note

The noun is almost always plural: «leftovers». The adjective is one word: «leftover rice». The verb phrase is two words: «there were 2 left over». In division word problems the leftover is the remainder: 17 ÷ 5 = 3 remainder 2.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «leftovers» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/leftovers/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«leftovers» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leftovers.html) on Mova free.