at least meaning

Definition of at least in English Dictionary

• Preposition+-
  1. (focus) At the least; at a minimum or lower limit.
     1. I couldn't count them all, but I think there must have been at least 500 people in attendance.
  2. In any event; anyway.
• More Examples
  1. 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.
  2. 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. ‎

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Phrases
     • Prepositional phrases
  2. Adverbs
     • Focus adverbs
  3. Prepositions
     • Prepositional phrases

Other Vocabulary

1. en at last
2. en at rest
3. en at best
4. en at ease
5. en at heart