at least

• at the least
• at the very least (emphatic form)

From Middle English at leste, from Old English æt lǣstan.

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at least

1. (focus) At a minimum or lower limit.

   I couldn't count them all, but I think there must have been at least 500 people in attendance.

2. In any event; anyway.
   • 1997 May 14, Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential, spoken by Sid Hudgens (Danny DeVito), Regency Enterprises; distributed by Warner Bros.:

     You could even be discovered, become a movie star, or at least see one.

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