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least
[ leest ]
adjective
- smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest:
He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
- lowest in consideration, position, or importance.
noun
- something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- South Midland U.S. the youngest in a family or group.
adverb
- to the smallest extent, amount, or degree:
That's the least important question of all. He talks least.
least
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determiner
- the superlative of little
you have the least talent of anyone
- ( as pronoun; functioning as sing )
least isn't necessarily worst
- at least
- if nothing else
you should at least try
- at the least
- at the least or at leastat the minimum
at the least you should earn a hundred pounds
- in the leastusually used with a negative in the slightest degree; at all
I don't mind in the least
adverb
- the leastsuperlative of little
they travel the least of all
adjective
- of very little importance or rank
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of least1
Idioms and Phrases
- at least, Also at the least.
- at the lowest estimate or figure:
The repairs will cost at least $100.
- at any rate; in any case:
You didn't get a good grade, but at least you passed the course.
- not in the least, not in the smallest degree; not at all:
I am not in the least concerned about the outcome of the World Series.
More idioms and phrases containing least
- at least
- in the least
- last but not least
- to say the least
Example Sentences
The identity of the next “Bond†star remains unknown — at least publicly — as the “Bond†franchise enters its Amazon era.
“Tariffs are highly likely to generate at least a temporary rise in inflation.â€
After declaring a national economic emergency on Wednesday, Trump announced new tariffs on billions of dollars of goods of at least 10%.
Images from the scene showed at least one victim lying in a playground cordoned off by police.
The most recent rally - last weekend - attracted several hundred thousand people, at the least.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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