Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Homophones- Least v Leased



Least (adverb, determiner, pronoun) – less than anything or anybody else; the smallest amount or number.
Ø      John was the least likely (= the most unlikely) of the five to in the singing competition.
Ø      The tsunami struck when people least expected it.
Ø      I like the purple dress least of all. (= I dislike the purple dress the most of all)
Ø      He’s the uncle Jessica likes (the) least. (= He's the uncle Jessica dislikes the most)
Ø      No one believed Jeff was telling the truth, least of all (= especially not) the police.

Leased (verb) – rented to

Ø      Many of the houses here have been leased to the students of that university.

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