Liːst I Adverb Bre Turns Expect Chose Expensive

• he always turns up just when you least expect him.
• she chose the least expensive of the hotels.
• i never hid the truth, least of all from you.
• it'll cost at least 500 dollars.

least

1. to the smallest degree
• He always turns up just when you least expect him.
• She chose the least expensive of the hotels.
• I never hid the truth, least of all from you.
2. not less than
• It'll cost at least 500 dollars.
• She must be at least 40.
• Cut the grass at least once a week in summer.
• I've known her at least as long as you have.
3. used to add a positive comment about a negative situation
• She may be slow but at least she's reliable.
4. even if nothing else is true or you do nothing else
• You could at least listen to what he says.
• Well, at least they weren't bored.
5. used to limit or make what you have just said less definite
• synonym anyway
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• They seldom complained—officially at least.
• It works, at least I think it does.
6. used when mentioning the last person or thing of a group, in order to say that they are not less important than the others
• Last but not least, I'd like to thank all the catering staff.
7. a bad situation will pass or be forgotten most quickly if nothing more is said about it
8. the best thing to do is say as little as possible about something
9. (to choose, etc.) the easiest way of doing something
10. especially
• The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described.

Word Origin

• Old English lǣst, lǣsest, of Germanic origin; related to less.