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# fewest

adjective, pronoun (few, fewer, fewest)

«fewest» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fewest means the smallest number of things. The one with the fewest has fewer than all the others. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/#m2)

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

Interpretation: God chose Israel not for its numbers but out of love, and tradition reads this as a call to humility, since the people owe their place to God and not to their own strength. In the primary 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

- The LORD did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people — for ye were the fewest of all peoples — (Torah DEU.7.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fewest/#x1)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fewest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fewest» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fewest.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fewest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fewest/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fewest» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fewest.html) on Mova free.