at least

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at least

She spent at least two hours studying the manual.

Definition
  1. Adverb:
    • Not less than; as a minimum: Used to indicate the smallest amount, number, or degree that is possible or acceptable.
    • If nothing else (used to modify or limit a statement): Used to introduce a positive point or fact that remains true, even if other parts of the situation are negative or less satisfactory.
Usage Examples
  • Adverb (Minimum Quantity/Degree):
    • You should sleep at least seven hours each night.
    • The project will take at least three months to complete.
  • Adverb (Introducing a Positive Point):
    • The movie was boring, but at least the seats were comfortable.
    • I forgot my umbrella, but at least it stopped raining.
Advanced Usage
  • "at the very least": Used for emphasis to stress the minimum expectation or fact.
    • You should, at the very least, apologize for your mistake.
  • Used to soften a statement or demand.
    • Could you at least try to be on time?
Variants and Related Words
  • At most: Not more than; as a maximum. (Antonym in terms of limits)
    • The trip will take at most two hours.
  • At any rate: A synonym for the second meaning, used to mean "in any case" or "whatever else is true."
    • It was a difficult decision; at any rate, it's been made.
Synonyms
  • At the minimum: For the first meaning.
  • Anyway, in any case, at any rate: For the second meaning.
Related Phrases
  • Or at least: Used to correct or make a previous statement more precise.
    • She's a genius, or at least a prodigy.
  • Not in the least: Not at all.
    • I was not in the least surprised by the news.
Related Idioms
  • Last but not least: Used to introduce the final item in a list, emphasizing that it is still important.
    • And last but not least, I'd like to thank my family.
at least

She spent at least two hours studying the manual.

Adverb
  1. not less than
    • at least two hours studying the manual
    • a tumor at least as big as an orange
  2. if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
    • at least he survived
    • they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
    • the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching

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