Definitions for at least
at least

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. at least, leastways, leastwise, at any rateadverb

   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"

2. at least, at the leastadverb

   not less than

   "at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. at leastadverb

   At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.

2. at leastadverb

   In any event; anyway.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. At Least, At Leastwise

   To say no more; not to demand or affirm more than is barely sufficient at the lowest degree.

   Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he were a man, who sate as on horseback. Philip Sidney.

   Every effect doth after a sort contain, at leastwise resemble, the cause from which it proceedeth. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   The remedies, if any, are to be proposed from a constant course of the milken diet, continued at least a year. William Temple.

   A fiend may deceive a creature of more excellency than himself, at least by the tacit permission of the omniscient Being. John Dryden, Juvenal. Dedication to.

   Let useful observations be at least some part of the subject of your conversation. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

2. At Least, At Leastwise

   To say no more; not to demand or affirm more than is barely sufficient at the lowest degree.

   Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he were a man, who sate as on horseback. Philip Sidney.

   Every effect doth after a sort contain, at leastwise resemble, the cause from which it proceedeth. Richard Hooker, b. i.

   The remedies, if any, are to be proposed from a constant course of the milken diet, continued at least a year. William Temple.

   A fiend may deceive a creature of more excellency than himself, at least by the tacit permission of the omniscient Being. John Dryden, Juvenal. Dedication to.

   Let useful observations be at least some part of the subject of your conversation. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. at least

   "At least" is a phrase used to indicate the minimum amount, extent, or an action that is needed or can be expected. It sets the lowest possible limit or the smallest quantity or degree. It can be used in relation to time, numbers, quantity, frequency, etc. It suggests that the actual quantity, amount, or degree might be more than the stated minimum.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'at least' in Written Corpus Frequency: #528

How to pronounce at least?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of at least in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of at least in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of at least in a Sentence

1. Anne Salladin:

   This (scrutiny) is not likely to decrease any time soon and may increase, at least in the short term, after a new president takes office.

2. E. E. Cummings:

   America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.

3. Jody Hice:

   We have at least now 62 different government agencies that have identified they have a problem with people using 'official time' -- that would be union activities, special interest and political activity for unions rather than the purpose for which they were hired by those individual agencies.

4. Dennis Rodman:

   You keep making these bomb movies like Kim, but at least he is smart enough not to release his.

5. Usman Akhtar:

   I would not characterize Indonesia as turning into a replica of China's e-commerce market, at least not yet.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=at least
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/At_Least
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=at least
4. ^ ChatGPT
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