noun phrase · neutral
leftover food
UK/ˈleftəʊvə fuːd/US/ˈleftoʊvər fuːd/LEFT·o·ver FOOD
Food that remains uneaten after a meal and is kept to eat later.
Examples
“We often eat leftover food for lunch the next day.”
“Leftover food should be stored in the fridge promptly to avoid spoilage.”
“Turning leftover food into a new dish is a way to reduce food waste.”
Band 8 sentence
“After the party we boxed up the leftover food and donated it to a local shelter.”
Collocations
- reheat leftover food
- freeze leftovers
Word family
Common mistakes
I keep the leftover for tomorrow.→I keep the leftovers for tomorrow.
Leftover food is eaten next day.→Leftover food is eaten the next day.
Say it for a higher band
5leftover→6leftovers→7+leftover food
Synonyms
leftovers
Easily confused
leftovers
“We saved the leftovers and reheated them for lunch.”
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