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at least



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at least
     1. prep. (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.
     2. prep. In any event; anyway.
Analysis
at
     1. prep. In, near, or in the general vicinity of a particular place.
           Caesar was at Rome;  at the corner of Fourth Street and Vine;  at Jim’s house
     2. prep. (indicating time) (Indicating occurrence in an instant of time or a period of time relatively short in context or from the speaker's perspective.)
           at six o’clock;  at closing time;  at night.
     3. prep. In the direction of (often in an unfocused or uncaring manner).
least
     1. det. superlative form of little: most little; the smallest amount of something.
           He earns the least money in his family.   Of all the sisters, she has the least patience.   I can only afford to pay the least of the bills.
     2. adv. Used for forming superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.
           It was the least surprising thing.
     3. adv. In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all others.

Example Sentences

At least you have something to do. 
I have been in at least two plays. 
But at least you have the facts. 
At least not until he threw it away. 
Yeah, but at least he got the dialogue right this time. 



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