Say for instance, you have 3 apples. I have 2 apples, and my friend has 1 apple. You have the most. I have less than you, and my friend has the least. Least can also be used like " at least I have 2 apples instead of none" or to describe the minimum of something. Hope this helps!

"Less " and "least" are words to show that you have a quantity of something that is at the lower end quantitatively ( in numbers) compared to others. Less is for comparison purpose .> I have less apples than him/ I have more apples than him. Least is the superlative form of "less" > He has the least apples / He has the most apples Superlatives examples > prettiest , ugliest , most . Superlatives of an adjective like prettiest etc show the highest degree of the word" pretty ".

Less would be a smaller amount of; not as much or of lower rank or importance. Say you have a pocket full of change and you buy something with it you would now have less change than you had before. Least would be the smallest amount, extent or significance. Like say you and all you friends had pockets full of change and you were the only one to spend some, you would now have the least amount of change of all your friends. In short least is bare minimum whereas less leaves a bit of leniency implying you have little but are not without whether it regards to a physical amount or importance. Hope this helps!

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