at least
A2 as much as, or more than, a number or amount:
It will cost at least $100.
It will be £200 at the very least.
You'll have to wait at least an hour.
B2 used to reduce the effect of a statement:
I've met the president - at least, he shook my hand once.
See also
leastways
B1 used to emphasize that something is good in a bad situation:
It's a small house but at least there's a garden.
B1 used to say that someone should do something small, even if they do nothing else:
Even if she didn't want to send a present, she could at least have sent a card.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Maximum and minimum
- (at) full stretch idiom
- bare
- ceiling
- critical mass
- full
- least
- majority
- mass
- max
- max out
- maximal
- maximum
- minimum
- minority
- most
- most
- outside
- peak
- the full monty
- utmost
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