at least

least

 (lēst)

adj.A superlative of little

1. Lowest in importance or rank.

2.

a. Smallest in magnitude or degree.

b. Slightest or tiniest: didn't care the least bit.

adv.Superlative of little

To or in the lowest or smallest degree.

n.

One that is the lowest or smallest in importance, rank, magnitude, or degree: The dinner menu is the least of my worries tonight. The least you can do is to be polite.

Idioms:

at least

1. According to the lowest possible assessment; not less than: We waited at least an hour.

2. Regardless of what has occurred or will occur; in any case: You might at least answer the letter.

3. Used to emphasize a somewhat positive aspect following a negative one: The results weren't encouraging, but at least they were accurate.

in the least

At all: I don't mind in the least.

least of all

Particularly not: Nobody cared, least of all the manager.

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[Middle English, from Old English lǣst; see leis- in Indo-European roots.]

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	at least - if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial); "at least he survived"; "they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary"; "the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching" leastways, leastwise, at any rate colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	at least - not less than; "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange" at the least at most, at the most - not more than; "spend at most $20 on the lunch"

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Translations

على الأقَلعَلَى الأَقَلّ

alespoňpřinejmenším

i det mindstemindst

mindestenswenigstenszumindestenswenigimmerhin

τουλάχιστον

al menospor lo menos

ainakinvähintään

au moinsdu moinsencoreenfinau minimum

baremnajmanje

legalább

minimal

aî minnsta kosti

almenoper lo meno

少なくとも

적어도

althansminstensten minstetenminste

i det minstealltids

co najmniejprzynajmniej

ao menospelo menos

по крайней мере

aspoň

åtminstone

อย่างน้อยที่สุด

en azındanhiç değilse

tối thiểu

至少

least

(liːst) adjective, pronoun

(something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc. I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother. die minste أقل ما يُمْكِن، الأقَل най-малък menos nejmenší geringst mindst ελάχιστοlo menos, lo mínimo vähim کمترین؛ کوچکترین vähin le moins הַקָטָן בְיוֹתֵר न्यूनतम najmanji legkevesebb paling sedikit minnstur, það minnsta minimo 最小の 최소의 mažiausias vismazākais paling sedikit atau kecil minstminst, det minstenajmniej لږ،څه نا څه menos cel mai mic; ultimul наименьший najmenší najmanj; najmanjši najmanji minst, minsta น้อย en az, minimum, en az miktar 最低程度 найменший سب سے چھوٹا، اقل ít nhất 最少

adverb

(somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree. I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems. die minste الأقَل най-малко menos nejméně am wenigsten mindst λιγότεροmenos kõige vähem کمترین vähiten le moins פָּחוֹת מִכָּל कम से कम मात्रा में, अल्पतम परिमाण में najmanje, minimalno legkevésbé paling kurang minnst, síst meno 最も少なく 가장 적게 mažiausiai vismazāk paling tidak minstminstnajmniej لږ menos cel mai puţin менее всего najmenej najmanj najmanje minst, minsta น้อยสุด en az/ufak miktarda 最小 щонайменше, в найменшій мірі اقل مقدار ít nhất 最小

at least

at any rate; anyway. I think she's well – at least she was when I saw her last. ten minste على الأقَل поне pelo menos alespoň wenigstens i det mindste τουλάχιστονpor lo menos vähemalt لااقل ainakin du moinsלפחות कम से कम bar legalább paling tidak að minnsta kosti almeno 少なくとも 적어도 bent (jau) vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminstei det minste, i hvert fall, alltidsprzynajmniej څه نا څه pelo menos cel pu­ţin во всяком случае aspoň vsaj barem åtminstone อย่างน้อย hiç değilse, en azından 至少 принаймні کم از کم ít nhất 至少

not in the least

not at all. You're not disturbing me in the least! nie in die minste nie إطْلاقا، البَتَّه، أبدا изобщо de modo nenhum vůbec ne nicht im geringsten ikke det mindste καθόλουpara nada, en absoluto sugugi ابدا؛ اصلا ei ollenkaan pas le moins du monde כְּלָל וּכלָל לא अंशत: nimalo, uopće egyáltalán nem sama sekali tidak ekki vitund , affatto 少しも～ない 조금도 …않다 nė kiek, visai ne nepavisam; ne mazākā mērā langsung tidak niet in het minst ikke det minste, absolutt ikke wcale nie اصلا،هيڅ وخت نه de modo nenhum câtuşi de puţin ничуть vôbec nie niti najmanj ni najmanje inte det minsta ไม่เลย hiç, zerre kadar 毫無 анітрохи, ніскільки ہرگز نہیں không có gì 丝毫没有

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at least

→ عَلَى الأَقَلّ alespoň mindst mindestens τουλάχιστον al menos ainakin au moins barem almeno 少なくとも 적어도 ten minste i det minste przynajmniej pelo menos по крайней мере åtminstone อย่างน้อยที่สุด en azından tối thiểu 至少

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