left-to-right

adjective

That is written (and is read) from left to right.

Opposite
right-to-left
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Meanings

adjectiveleft-to-right (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat is written (and is read) from left to right.
adverbleft-to-right (not comparable)

alternative left to right · alternative LTR

  1. not comparableFrom left to right.

    Ramsay Ames was Ananka at the beginning, but after that it was her stand-in, who we dressed the same way and put the makeup on. Incidentally, I shot that chase differently than what Pivar was used to. Chases always ran left-to-right, left-to-right, all the time.

    1988, Tom Weaver, John Brunas, Michael Brunas, Interviews with B science fiction and horror movie makers: writers, producers, directors, actors, moguls, and makeup, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 237

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
right-to-left

Translations

Finnish vasemmalta oikealle
  • vasemmalta oikealletext flowing left to right
German rechtslaufend, rechtsläufig
  • rechtslaufendtext flowing left to right
  • rechtsläufigtext flowing left to right
Swedish vänster-till-höger
  • vänster-till-högertext flowing left to right
Ukrainian злі́ва напра́во
  • злі́ва напра́во (zlíva naprávo)text flowing left to right
Cite this entry
APA

left-to-right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left-to-right

MLA

“left-to-right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left-to-right. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “left-to-right,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left-to-right.

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