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at least
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
at least, at the leastadverb
not less than
"at least two hours studying the manual"; "a tumor at least as big as an orange"
Wiktionary
at leastadverb
At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
at leastadverb
In any event; anyway.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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.
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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.
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Rank popularity for the word 'at least' in Written Corpus Frequency: #528
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of at least in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of at least in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of at least in a Sentence
By taking these steps we can shrink the wealth gap between black and white households by at least one third.
; and as a fundraiser for people and communities affected by the pandemic. OReilly stressed that social distancing will be maintained, with no more than 10 people together, remaining at least six feet apart. Anyone who is ill will be kept away. Commissioner Roger Goodell will make the first-round selection announcements from a central hub, and the telecasts will have connectivity at the 32 teams and potentially at some players or fans homes. Peter OReilly said Las Vegas, scheduled to host the draft this year, will get consideration for 2022 ; the 2021 draft will be held in Cleveland. 2022 is an option for Las Vegas.
The bigger-picture driver for these movements you are seeing in emerging market currencies at least over the past two weeks, are signs of a more hawkish turn from central banks – including the ECB, Fed and the Bank of England, at the same time, when oil prices fall you tend to see inflation expectations fall as well – those two things together - nominal bond yields moving up and inflation expectations moving down - take real rates higher.
Time is the least thing we have.
Eric lost his life. What gives him the right to keep his job, i'll be a little satisfied when someone is actually held accountable. It won't bring him back but at least we know we didn't let it go.
Translations for at least
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- على الأقلArabic
- прынамсiBelarusian
- při nejmenším, přinejmenším, nejméně, aspoň, alespoňCzech
- wenigstens, mindestens, zumindestGerman
- τουλάχιστονGreek
- minimume, almenaŭEsperanto
- al menos, por lo menosSpanish
- vähemaltEstonian
- اقلاPersian
- ainakin, sentään, vähintäänFinnish
- au minimum, au moinsFrench
- alteastWestern Frisian
- aig a' char as lugha, co-dhiùScottish Gaelic
- polo menos, ao menosGalician
- לפחותHebrew
- कम से कमHindi
- legalábbHungarian
- al minusInterlingua
- minimalIndonesian
- að minnsta kostiIcelandic
- almeno, per lo meno, se non altroItalian
- 少なくとも, せめてJapanese
- როგორც მინიმუმ, სულ მცირეGeorgian
- saltemLatin
- på minstNorwegian
- minstens, althans, tenminsteDutch
- i det minsteNorwegian
- przynajmniej, co najmniejPolish
- sequer, ao menos, pelo menosPortuguese
- cel puțin, măcarRomanian
- по крайней мере, как минимум, в любом случае, хотя бы, по меньшей мереRussian
- najmanje, baremSerbo-Croatian
- i alla fall, hur som helst, åtminstone, i varje fallSwedish
- en azTurkish
- کم سے کم, کم از کمUrdu
- 至少Chinese
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