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least: meanings and example sentences

Learn how to use least in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

Context: “quantity”

(adjective) when there is the smallest amount or number of something. If you have a small piece of cake, and your friend has an even smaller piece, your friend's piece is the least.

Example

She had the least amount of homework in the class.

Example

He received the least number of votes in the election.

Example

Who has the least number of stickers?

Context: “importance”

(adjective) when something or someone is the smallest or lowest in importance. If you prioritize your tasks and helping your sibling is the last on the list, it's the least important.

Example

Health is the least discussed topic in their group.

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Education is not the least important aspect of a person's life.

Example

What is the least important item on your to-do list?

Context: “comparison”

(adverb) used to show the smallest amount or degree of something. If you and your friends have different amounts of candy, and you have the smallest amount, you have the least.

Example

She ate the least of all the children at the party.

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He exercised the least compared to his siblings.

Example

Who studies the least in your class?

How to pronounce least

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