B1adverb · frequent

least

найменше

In a degree below all othersIn a degree below all others; in the lowest or smallest degree.

UK/liːst/US/list/

» I have at least ten books.

Ich habe mindestens zehn Bücher.

У мене є принаймні десять книжок.

Meaning

2 senses

(negative, superlative)In a degree below all others; in the lowest or smallest degree.
My best routine was the one I had practised the least.
I don’t much like housework, and doing the dishes least of all.
найменшеnajmenše
used to form the superlative, smallest in size or degree
(negative, superlative)Used to form superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
It was the least surprising thing.

Examples

2197 sentences

I have at least ten books.
У мене є принаймні десять книжок.
deIch habe mindestens zehn Bücher.
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That's the least of my problems.
Це найменша з моїх проблем.
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Everybody needs at least one close friend.
Кожному потрібен хоба б один близький друг.
deJeder braucht wenigstens einen guten Freund.
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Everyone needs at least one close friend.
Кожному потрібен хоба б один близький друг.
deJeder braucht wenigstens einen guten Freund.
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These books are worth reading at least once.
Ці книги варто прочитати хоча б один раз.
ruЭти книги стоит прочитать хотя бы раз.
deDiese Bücher sind es wert, zumindest einmal gelesen zu werden.
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Translations

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Українська

By meaning 1

in a degree below all others; in the lowest or smallest degree:

Origin

The adjective, determiner, and noun are derived from Middle English leste, lest, last (“(a

The adjective, determiner, and noun are derived from Middle English leste, lest, last (“(adjective) smallest, least; (noun) smallest thing, etc.; person or thing least in importance; etc.”), from Old English lǣst, a contraction of læsast, læsest (“least”) (also lærest in only one source), from Proto-Germanic *laisistaz (“smallest, least”), from *laisiz (“less”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂is- or *leh₃is-; whence modern English less) + *-istaz (“suffix forming superlative forms of some adjectives”).

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

used to form the superlative, smallest in size or degree:to the lowest degree

Antonyms

1 antonyms

mostA2

Collocations

12 patterns

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