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least

[ leest ]

adjective

  1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest:

    He gave the least amount of money of anyone.

  2. lowest in consideration, position, or importance.


noun

  1. something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
  2. South Midland U.S. the youngest in a family or group.

adverb

  1. 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

    1. the superlative of little

      you have the least talent of anyone

    2. ( as pronoun; functioning as sing )

      least isn't necessarily worst

  1. at least
    1. if nothing else

      you should at least try

    2. at the least
  2. at the least or at least
    at the minimum

    at the least you should earn a hundred pounds

  3. in the least
    usually used with a negative in the slightest degree; at all

    I don't mind in the least

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. the least
    superlative of little

    they travel the least of all

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of very little importance or rank
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of least1

First recorded before 950; Middle English leest(e), Old English 濒牵蝉迟, superlative of 濒牵蝉蝉补; less
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of least1

Old English 濒牵蝉迟, superlative of 濒牵蝉蝉补 less
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. at least, Also at the least.
    1. at the lowest estimate or figure:

      The repairs will cost at least $100.

    2. at any rate; in any case:

      You didn't get a good grade, but at least you passed the course.

  2. 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
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Example Sentences

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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.

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This would need at least three consecutive days at or above the "heatwave threshold," which varies depending on where you are in the UK.

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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.

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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.

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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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