At least meaning in English

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Definition

at least: in any event; if nothing else; possibly more adverb
At least you didn't miss the train. That's the positive thing about the situation; it could have been a lot worse.

Examples

  • "Or at least it was until recently."
  • "Jean : Well, I'm very hungry, and since we don't eat dinner with Mamie, I suggest we go inside and at least we have a bite to eat, you know "miam miam"."
  • "We require a minimum balance of at least $7000 for you to open an Executive Super Gold Savings Account."
  • "Icarus's mom : Icarus, if you're going to be sick, would you at least get a towel?"
  • "I'm going back to my photocopier, at least it doesn't call me an idiot."
  • "School-aged children and teens need at least 9 hours of sleep a night."
  • "I've already been burnt at least twice by once-in-a-lifetime opportunities."
  • "I understand that you wanted to marry a rich guy, at least that makes sense, but yet here you are back in London with nothing to show for it, not even a fancy diamond ring."
  • "If you can't come around, at least please telephone"
  • "You must brush your teeth at least twice a day."
  • "Susie : If we agree on a deadline of 3 months, we would need the Delavigne name to be mentioned at least 60 times in the book."
  • "Delavigne name to be mentioned at least 75 times in the book."
  • "The chef is a maniacal tyrant and requires that we wash our hands at least twice per day."
  • "There's no way of penetrating this robot, at least not in any traditional way."
  • "Philip : No, you should be cool for 2 hours at least."
  • "Perhaps we could borrow that intern, Edward Moon, for a week or two - at least until things quiet down a bit?"
  • "Philip : No, but I must have called him at least a hundred times and I've left more messages on his machine than any woman I've dated."
  • "Icarus's mother made at least 50 hamburgers and I've got a ton of food that we weren't able to finish."
  • "Well at least I'll have my stocks, and a signed photograph of Judy Garland."

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