"at the very least" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-at the very least.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} at the very least (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic) at least; as an absolute minimum; emphatic form of at the least. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable Translations (as an absolute minimum): au minimum (French), au moins (French), au bas mot (French), tout au moins (French), allerwenigstens (German), ar a laghad ar bith (Irish), przynajmniej (Polish), w najgorszym przypadku (Polish)
    Sense id: en-at_the_very_least-en-adv-tx6XVKAk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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