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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

At least / at the least

Wow,,, I have never heard and seen 'at the least,' but today!

at least and at the least are the same, aren't they?

Do you usually not put the?

It'll cost at least 500 dollars.
  

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moon7296 It'll cost at least 500 dollars. It'll cost at least 500 dollars. Correct .

  • moon7296 It'll cost at least 500 dollars.
  • It'll cost at least 500 dollars.
  • Correct .
  • Use at least to modify a specific quantity.
  • Other examples - least can be an adjective or adverb used in a normal prepositional phrase with at : He always shows up at the least convenient moment.
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moon7296It'll cost at least 500 dollars.
It'll cost at least 500 dollars. Correct. Use at least to modify a specific quantity.

Other examples - least can be an adjective or adverb used in a normal prepositional phrase with at:

He always shows up at the least convenient moment.
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Thank you for the answerEmotion: smile

Ah.. so they are not interchangeable..

'Use at least to modify a specific quantit

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