least

determiner
/liːst/

Smallest in amount or extent.

Other meanings

Followed by a plural noun: the smallest number of; the fewest.
Any, no matter how small in amount or extent.

Example sentences

“Me at least, I can face them!”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“What is your least favorite thing about yourself?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“You should arrive at least five minutes early.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "lǣst".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “least” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.