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at least en · ADP

Pronunciation

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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (focus) 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.
   • 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. 1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Three. The Second of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, pages 89–90:
2. In any event; anyway.
   • You could even be discovered, become a movie star, or at least see one. 1997 May 14, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential, spoken by Sid Hudgens (Danny DeVito), Regency Enterprises; distributed by Warner Bros.:

Forms

Antonyms

at most · at the most · at the very most

Synonyms

≥ · easily · easy · leastwise

Translations (190)

gd co-dhiù (anyway) · pl przynajmniej (anyway) · tr bari (anyway) · cs nejméně (at a lower limit) · ru в любо́м слу́чае (anyway) · ka არაუმცირეს (at a lower limit) · pt pelo menos (at a lower limit) · ia al minus (at a lower limit) · it almeno (at a lower limit) · izh ainaki (at a lower limit) · es cuando menos (at a lower limit) · mk најмалку (at a lower limit) · ru как ми́нимум (at a lower limit) · ja 少なくとも (at a lower limit) · ca tanmateix (anyway) · ko 최소한 (at a lower limit) · pl bodaj (at a lower limit) · ka მაინც (at a lower limit) · cmn 起碼 /起码 (at a lower limit) · es al menos (at a lower limit) · be прына́мсі (at a lower limit) · yue 起碼 /起码 (at a lower limit) · bg поне́ (at a lower limit) · th อย่างน้อย (at a lower limit) · nl minstens (at a lower limit) · uk у вся́кому ра́зі (anyway) · nb minst (at a lower limit) · es siquiera (at a lower limit) · pt mesmo assim (anyway) · gd co-dhiù (at a lower limit) · tr en az (at a lower limit) · oc almens (at a lower limit) · cmn 至少 (at a lower limit) · vi ít nhất (at a lower limit) · es a lo menos/menor (at a lower limit) · is að minnsta kosti (at a lower limit) · es aun así (anyway) · uk прина́ймні (at a lower limit) · ml എങ്കിലും (at a lower limit) · it per lo meno (at a lower limit) · lv vismaz (anyway) · gsw mindeschtes (at a lower limit) · nl tenminste (anyway) · ro cel puțin (at a lower limit) · fy alteast (at a lower limit) · da mindst (at a lower limit) · ml എന്നാലും (anyway) · pt pelo menos (anyway) · ka მაინც (anyway) · de mindestens (at a lower limit) · fi sentään (anyway) · it almeno (anyway) · be ва ўся́кім вы́падку (anyway) · he לכל הפחות (at a lower limit) · nb i alle fall (anyway) · hu legalábbis (anyway) · ur کم سے کم (at a lower limit) · ar عَلَى اَلْأَقَلّ (at a lower limit) · es como mínimo/mínimum/poco (at a lower limit) · gd aig a' char as lugha (at a lower limit) · mk барем (at a lower limit) · ar عَلَى الأَقَلِّ (anyway) · ga ar aon nós (anyway) · eo almenaŭ (at a lower limit) · pl chociaż (at a lower limit) · yi לפּחות (at a lower limit) · ba иң кәмендә (at a lower limit) · eu gutxienez (at a lower limit) · yue 至少 (at a lower limit) · la certē (anyway) · sh barem (at a lower limit) · nn minst (at a lower limit) · vec almanco (anyway) · pdt weens (anyway) · hu legalább (anyway) · ko 적어도 (at a lower limit) · pl przynajmniej (at a lower limit) · fr au minimum (at a lower limit) · is að minnsta kosti (anyway) · fi vähintään (at a lower limit) · nn i minsto (anyway) · gl ao menos (at a lower limit) · acw على الأقل (at a lower limit) · es por lo menos (at a lower limit) · ka არანაკლებ (at a lower limit) · pt ao menos (anyway) · uk хоча́ би (anyway) · ro măcar (at a lower limit) · pt no mínimo (at a lower limit) · hu legalább (at a lower limit) · aeb عَالاَقَلْ (at a lower limit) · uk прина́ймні (anyway) · nn i alle fall (anyway) · uk щонайме́нше (at a lower limit) · ang hūru (anyway) · id setidaknya (at a lower limit) · ba кәмендә (at a lower limit) · he לפחות (at a lower limit) · wuu 至少 (at a lower limit) · es no menos de (at a lower limit) · id minimal (at a lower limit) · ja せめて (at a lower limit) · mr निदान (at a lower limit) · de immerhin (anyway) · sv minst (at a lower limit) · sc assumancu (at a lower limit) · nn i det minste (anyway) · eo minimume (at a lower limit) · fa حداقل (at a lower limit) · uz kamida (at a lower limit) · sh makar (at a lower limit) · ja とにかく (anyway) · hy առնվազն (at a lower limit) · ca almenys (anyway) · vec almancol (at a lower limit) · pt ao menos (at a lower limit) · et vähemalt (at a lower limit) · it se non altro (anyway) · be ва ўся́кім ра́зе (anyway) · gl como mínimo (at a lower limit) · aeb عَالاَقَلْ (anyway) · sv åtminstone (at a lower limit) · sv i varje fall (anyway) · ca almenys (at a lower limit) · lv vismaz (at a lower limit) · cy o leiaf (at a lower limit) · es al menos (anyway) · cs přinejmenším (at a lower limit) · fr en tout cas (anyway) · ja 何しろ (anyway) · fr du moins (anyway) · hy գոնե (at a lower limit) · fr au moins (at a lower limit) · grc γε (anyway) · ru хотя́ бы (at a lower limit) · az barı (anyway) · sc assunessi (at a lower limit) · ml എന്തായാലും (anyway) · nl althans (anyway) · sv hur som helst (anyway) · es en todo caso (at a lower limit) · fit vähhiinthääns (at a lower limit) · ru по кра́йней ме́ре (at a lower limit) · cs aspoň (at a lower limit) · sh bar (at a lower limit) · sh najmanje (at a lower limit) · de zumindest (at a lower limit) · vec almanco (at a lower limit) · sc aterunono (at a lower limit) · ka სულ მცირე (at a lower limit) · hu minimum (at a lower limit) · ga ar a laghad (at a lower limit) · hi कम से कम (at a lower limit) · ka სხვა თუ არაფერი (at a lower limit) · ka სულ ცოტა (at a lower limit) · io adminime (at a lower limit) · nl tenminste (at a lower limit) · sc cantepennono (at a lower limit) · pt sequer (at a lower limit) · nb i det minste (anyway) · ca pel cap baix (at a lower limit) · la saltem (at a lower limit) · fa دستکم (at a lower limit) · ko 어쨌든 (anyway) · pl co najmniej (at a lower limit) · de wenigstens (at a lower limit) · da i det mindste (anyway) · cs při nejmenším (at a lower limit) · ru по ме́ньшей ме́ре (at a lower limit) · he כִּכְלוֹת הַכֹּל (anyway) · fa اقلًا (at a lower limit) · gl polo menos (at a lower limit) · nl althans (at a lower limit) · sv i varje fall (at a lower limit) · bg най-ма́лко (at a lower limit) · ka როგორც მინიმუმ (at a lower limit) · sv i alla fall (at a lower limit) · ang hūru (at a lower limit) · wuu 起碼 /起码 (at a lower limit) · cs alespoň (at a lower limit) · sh u najmanju ruku (at a lower limit) · vi tối thiểu (at a lower limit) · be прынамсі (anyway) · az heç olmasa (anyway) · nl op zijn minst (at a lower limit) · ka მინიმუმ (at a lower limit) · fi ainakin (at a lower limit) · mr कमीत कमी (at a lower limit) · el τουλάχιστον (at a lower limit) · cmn 頂少 /顶少 (at a lower limit)