Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at least

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables: at least
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

At a minimum or lower limit.

prep_phrase

In any event; anyway.

Example Sentences

"I couldn't count them all, but I think there must have been at least 500 people in attendance."
"So Martha hid herself, and in came little Bob [Cratchit], the father, with at least three feet of comforter exclusive of the fringe, hanging down before him; and his thread-bare clothes darned up and brushed, to look seasonable; and Tiny Tim upon his shoulder."
"You could even be discovered, become a movie star, or at least see one."

Etymology

From Middle English at leste, from Old English æt lǣstan.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: at leste, æt lǣstan

Inflected Forms

at the least (alternative) at the very least (alternative) atleast (alternative)

Synonyms

easily easy leastwise ≥ at the least leastways at any rate

Antonyms

at most at the most at the very most

Questions

What does at least mean?: At a minimum or lower limit.
Where does at least come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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