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# fewest

«fewest» in Mova's school dictionary: **the smallest number of things** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective, pronoun (few, fewer, fewest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fewest means the smallest number of things. The one with the fewest has fewer than all the others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#m1)

2) It is used with things you can count: «the fewest mistakes». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school maths: a comparison — which group has the smallest count; «the fewest coins to make 50 cents»; «the fewest boxes needed» (round up after dividing); tally charts and bar graphs (the shortest bar). In everyday life: «the fewest mistakes», «the fewest points». Phrases: «the fewest», «fewest of all».

### examples

- Who has the fewest stickers? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x1)
- Which class read the fewest books? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x2)
- What is the fewest number of coins to make 50 cents? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x3)
- The fewest number of boxes needed is 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x4)
- On the bar graph, Friday had the fewest visitors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x5)
- The team with the fewest points went out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x6)
- She made the fewest mistakes in the spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x7)
- Which month has the fewest days? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#x8)

### note

«Fewest» is for counted things (fewest apples); «least» is for amounts (least water). Opposite: «most». Maths: points to the smallest number. Trap: «the fewest boxes needed» means round up after dividing.

### In the corpora

- [Using the biggest coins first gives the fewest coins for any amount.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/2-coins-and-notes-pounds-and-pence-dollars-and-cents/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fewest» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.