AT THE LEAST (OR VERY LEAST)

Meaning of AT THE LEAST (OR VERY LEAST) in English

at the least ( or very least)

1》 not less than; at the minimum.

2》 taking the most pessimistic or unfavourable view.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst; akin to Old Frisian lērest least; superl. corresponding to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LEAST — (a.) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least …
Английский словарь Webster
LEAST — ( a. ) Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — /leest/ , adj., a superl. of little with less or lesser as compar. 1. smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LEAST — I. ˈlēst adjective, superlative of (I) little Etymology: Middle English leest, from Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LEAST — conj ·see lest, ·conj 2. least ·adv in the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others; as, …
Webster English vocab
LEAST — [least] adj, superlative of [1]little [ME leest, fr. OE laest, superl. of laessa less] (bef. 12c) 1: lowest in importance …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LEAST — / liːst; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner , pronoun (usually the least ) smallest in size, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — I. least 1 S1 W1 /liːst/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun 1 . at least a) not less than a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LEAST — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. smallest, slightest, most insignificant. 2 (prec. by the; esp. with neg.) any at all …
Oxford English vocab
LEAST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Least' is often considered to be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LEAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES at least one occasion (= once, and probably more than once ) ▪ On …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LEAST — [adverb] [not gradable], determiner, [pronoun] - less than anything or anyone else, the smallest amount or numberThis group is the …
Cambridge English vocab
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Slang English vocab
LEAST — See ↑ LEAST 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ last but not least • ↑ not in the least • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — INDEX: 1. less than any other 2. the smallest amount or number of something 3. to be at the lowest …
Longman Activator English vocab
LEAST — See: AT LEAST, IN THE LEAST, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
Словарь английских идиом
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — least.ogg 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LEAST — 1) малейший 2) наименее 3) наименьший 4) низший • absolutely least residue — абсолютно наименьший вычет circle of least confusion — кружок рассеяния минимальный геометрический law of …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LEAST — least прил.; превосх. ст. от littleмалейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная оценка least …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LEAST — 1. li:st n минимальное количество; минимальная степень; самое меньшее at least - а) минимально; at least five hours - по …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LEAST — 1. прил. ; превосх. ст. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. ст. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way — кратчайший путь least estimate — самая скромная оценка least resistance — наименьшее …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LEAST — 1. _a. _sup. of little наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today - сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LEAST — 1. a. sup. of little наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today - сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LEAST — 1. _a. (_sup. от little) наименьший, малейший; there is not the least wind today сегодня ни малейшего ветерка 2. _adv. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LEAST — 1. прил.; превосх. от little малейший, минимальный, наименьший least way ≈ кратчайший путь least estimate ≈ самая скромная оценка least …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VERY — I. ˈverē, -ri adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English verray, verry, from Old French verai, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AT — I. ət, (ˈ)at, usu -d.+V preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English æt; akin to Old High German az at, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VERY — (adv.) In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright …
Английский словарь Webster
VERY — ( adv. ) In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly; excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERY — /ver"ee/ , adv., adj., ( Obs. ) verier, veriest . adv. 1. in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VERY — I. ˈver-ē, ˈve-rē adjective ( veri·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English verray, verry, from Anglo-French verai, from Vulgar Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VERY — vt true; real; actual; veritable. 2. very ·add. ·- ·alt. of very's night signals. 3. very ·adv in a high …
Webster English vocab
AT — prep the relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock; at twenty-one; at once; at first. 2. at …
Webster English vocab
VERY — / ˈveri; NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb ( abbr. v ) 1. used before adjectives, adverbs and determiners …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VERY — I. ve ‧ ry 1 S1 W1 /ˈveri/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize an adjective, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AT — at S1 W1 /ət; strong æt/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æt ] 1 . used …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VERY — adv. & adj. --adv. 1 in a high degree (did it very easily; had a very bad cough; am very …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VERY — adv. & adj. adv. 1 in a high degree (did it very easily; had a very bad cough; am very …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VERY — adv. & adj. --adv. 1. in a high degree (did it very easily; had a very bad cough; am very …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
VERY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Very is used to give emphasis …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VERY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VERY — (EXACT) [adjective] [before noun; not gradable] - (used to add emphasis to a noun) exact or particularThis is the very …
Cambridge English vocab
VERY — INDEX: 1. very 2. extremely RELATED WORDS see also ↑ COMPLETELY ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH ↑ FAIRLY/QUITE ◆◆◆ 1. very ▷ …
Longman Activator English vocab
VERY — See ↑ VERY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ not too/very many • ↑ not too/very much • ↑ not very • …
Longman Activator English vocab
VERY — adv. 1 extremely, truly, really, to a great extent, exceedingly, greatly, (very) much, profoundly, deeply, acutely, unusually, extraordinarily, uncommonly, exceptionally, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VERY — adverb 1 BAD : He looked very funny that I couldn't help laughing. GOOD : He looked so funny that …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
VERY — 1. прил. 1) истинный, настоящий, сущий, подлинный the very truth ≈ сущая правда Syn : veritable, true 2) абсолютный, в …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) предл. 1) (самое общее значение нахождения в некоторой точке пространства) у, в, за, на He …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VERY — very.ogg 1. ʹverı a 1. усил. 1> настоящий, истинный, подлинный, сущий the very truth - сущая /чистая/ правда a very …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Concise Oxford English vocab

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