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- Dictionaryleast/liːst/
determiner
- 1. smallest in amount, extent, or significance: "who has the least money?"
pronoun
- 1. the smallest amount, extent, or significance: "how others see me is the least of my worries"
adverb
- 1. to the smallest extent or degree: "my best routine was the one I had practised the least"
adjective
- 1. used in names of very small animals and plants, e.g. least shrew.
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LEAST definition: 1. less than anything or anyone else; the smallest amount or number: 2. less than anything or…. Learn more.
1. : lowest in importance or position. It's least on my list of worries. 2. a. : smallest in size or degree. The least noise would startle her. b. : being a member of a kind distinguished by diminutive size. the least bittern. c. : smallest possible : slightest. believed that the least government was the best government Irving Stone. least. 2 of 3.
Definitions of least. adjective. the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree. “didn't care the least bit” “he has the least talent of anyone” see more. adverb. used to form the superlative. “The garter snake is the least dangerous snake”
Least definition: smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest. See examples of LEAST used in a sentence.
less than anything or anyone else; the smallest amount or number: This group is the least likely of the four to win. Disaster struck when we least expected it. It was the answer she least wanted to hear. I like the green one least of all. He's the relative I like (the) least. No one believed her, least of all (= especially not) the police.
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.
You use the least to mean a smaller amount than any other thing or person, or the smallest amount possible. He wants to spend the least money possible on a bike. American English : least / ˈlist /
adv. [ superl. of] little with less as compar. to the smallest extent, amount, or degree: That's the least important question of all. Idioms at least: at the lowest estimate or figure: We'll have to pay $500 at least to cover that damage.
Definition of least determiner in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of least adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
