at least meaning
EN- Preposition
- (focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
- I couldn't count them all, but I think there must have been at least 500 people in attendance.
- In any event; anyway.
- (focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load.
- “He’ll jump my bones in bed,” one fat woman explained to us about her current lover, “but he won’t take me out in public. At least the sex is great!”
- If Eniola Aluko was struggling in a rather thankless lone attacking role for England, at least Jill Scott was making her presence felt in central midfield.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- At least the entry set of Stately Wayne Manor was tweaked slightly to make it more moviesque. And the cast visits the real house for the only time.
- At least it is accepted that the traditional view is not fully and universally accepted. There are still rooms for doubt.
- At least he didn't suffer when he died in the car crash.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of at least in English Dictionary
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