What does “least” mean?
- 1
determinerthe smallest amount of something
Who did the least work on this project?
- 2
adverbless than anything or anyone else
It happened when we least expected it.
Least at a glance
- Part of speech
- determiner & adverb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /list/ · LEEST
How to use “least” correctly
“At least” means “not less than” or gives a positive side: “It costs at least $50”, “At least nobody was hurt.”
Common phrases with “least”
- at least
- not in the least
- last but not least
- the least expensive
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
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- most determinerA2almost all of a group of people or things
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- all determinerA1the whole number or amount of something
- almost adverbA2very nearly but not completely
- any determinerA1some; used in questions and negative sentences
- billion numberA2the number 1,000,000,000; a thousand million
- both determinerA1the two people or things together