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Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. sıfat Chiefly used with abstract nouns: less than all others in extent or size; littlest, smallest.

   “least common multiple”

2. sıfat Of two or more animals or plants with the same name: the smaller or smallest.

   “least weasel”

3. sıfat Lowest in importance or status; most insignificant or unimportant.

   “[M]ans reaſon is ſo farre off from being the meaſurer of faith, vvhich very far exceedeth nature, that it is not ſo much as the meaſurer of nature, & of the leaſt creatures vvhich lie farre vnderneath man; becauſe of the ignorance and vntovvardnes vvhich is in vs and raigneth in vs.”

4. sıfat Followed by an agent noun: of a person: who does some action to the smallest degree.
5. belirteç Smallest in amount or extent.

   “He earns the least money in his family.”

6. belirteç Followed by a plural noun: the smallest number of; the fewest.

   “Whichever queue contains the least items by the time this logic branch is reached will be executed first.”

7. belirteç Any, no matter how small in amount or extent.

   “not even the least amount”

8. zarf In a degree below all others; in the lowest or smallest degree.

   “My best routine was the one I had practised the least.”

9. zarf Used to form superlatives of adjectives, especially those that do not form the superlative by adding -est.

   “It was the least surprising thing.”

10. isim Preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little; the lowest-ranking or most insignificant person or (sometimes) group of people.

    “even the least of”

11. isim Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit; a minimum.
12. zamir Chiefly preceded by the: superlative form of little: most little; the smallest amount or extent of something.

    “I’m giving least of all towards her present.”

13. edat öbeği At least.

    ““Why he took and dipped his hand in a rotten stump where the rain water was.” “In the day time?” “Certainly.” “With his face to the stump?” “Yes. Least I reckon so.””