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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
/ 濒颈藧蝉迟 /
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
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 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 gains have been concentrated at least within the last decade among voters without a college degree, the working class 鈥 that is where Republicans have gained even since the beginning of the Donald Trump administration.
This would need at least three consecutive days at or above the "heatwave threshold," which varies depending on where you are in the UK.
Based on the data obtained by UnCommon Law, the group estimates that at least 15 California prisons recorded at least 200 false positive tests during that time period.
Today in Orange County, there are at least 24 Vietnamese Americans in city and county offices, and there are others on school boards, sanitation and water boards and in Orange County Superior Court.
It has filed 15 lawsuits against the administration, all but one alongside other states, and filed briefs in support of other litigants suing the federal government in at least 18 additional cases.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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