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Definition of several in English: severaldeterminer & pronounˈsɛv(ə)r(ə)lˈsɛv(ə)rəl More than two but not many. as determiner the author of several books as pronoun the programme is one of several in the UK several of his friends attended Example sentencesExamples - The Gospels are rendered into several of these languages and printed by the Society.
- After all, several of the crew were killed in the torpedo attack and the ship is a war grave.
- We have forced a lower council tax rate on them while delivering several of our key initiatives.
- It seems that several of the earlier philosophers had concluded that the Earth is a globe.
- She expects several of her friends to be at the leisure centre to cheer her on.
- I know several of them personally and have always felt I have been given a fair hearing.
- At the same time several of his aides were quoted in the press as saying he was considering defecting.
- Kenyon was chased and detained by the pub landlord and several of his customers.
- Last week several of the accused companies also said that their product is not at fault.
- If you suffer from jaw joint problems you may have several of these symptoms or you may just have one.
- The issues you have raised have been addressed at these meetings several times and are a concern.
- This dreamer received a promotion when several others in her department were laid off.
- I found that several of the huts had straw in them and that evidently sheep had wandered in.
- Mr Ahmed estimates it will cost him several hundred pounds to repair the damage.
- Indeed such a suggestion is inconsistent with several of the paragraphs in question.
- The young mother moved to Glasgow with her family from Pakistan several years ago.
- She also shops for several other neighbours who have difficulty managing on their own.
- One of the stories featured a mad old hag who lived in a cave in the North of England several hundred years ago.
- In many ways she became his muse, and his love for her is commemorated in several of his later works.
- The appeal will receive a major boost from several fundraising drives in September.
Synonyms some, a number of, a few, not very many, a handful of, a small group of, various, a variety of, assorted, sundry, diverse literary divers
adjective ˈsɛv(ə)r(ə)lˈsɛv(ə)rəl 1Separate or respective. the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities Synonyms respective, individual, own, particular, specific separate, different, diverse, disparate, divergent, distinct, discrete various, sundry - 1.1Law Applied or regarded separately.
Often contrasted with joint
Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ 'separate, different'. Definition of several in US English: severaldeterminer & pronounˈsɛv(ə)rəlˈsev(ə)rəl More than two but not many. as determiner the author of several books several of his friends attended as pronoun Van Gogh was just one of several artists who gathered at Auvers Example sentencesExamples - The young mother moved to Glasgow with her family from Pakistan several years ago.
- I know several of them personally and have always felt I have been given a fair hearing.
- She expects several of her friends to be at the leisure centre to cheer her on.
- The Gospels are rendered into several of these languages and printed by the Society.
- Kenyon was chased and detained by the pub landlord and several of his customers.
- At the same time several of his aides were quoted in the press as saying he was considering defecting.
- If you suffer from jaw joint problems you may have several of these symptoms or you may just have one.
- It seems that several of the earlier philosophers had concluded that the Earth is a globe.
- In many ways she became his muse, and his love for her is commemorated in several of his later works.
- The appeal will receive a major boost from several fundraising drives in September.
- This dreamer received a promotion when several others in her department were laid off.
- One of the stories featured a mad old hag who lived in a cave in the North of England several hundred years ago.
- We have forced a lower council tax rate on them while delivering several of our key initiatives.
- Mr Ahmed estimates it will cost him several hundred pounds to repair the damage.
- I found that several of the huts had straw in them and that evidently sheep had wandered in.
- After all, several of the crew were killed in the torpedo attack and the ship is a war grave.
- She also shops for several other neighbours who have difficulty managing on their own.
- Indeed such a suggestion is inconsistent with several of the paragraphs in question.
- The issues you have raised have been addressed at these meetings several times and are a concern.
- Last week several of the accused companies also said that their product is not at fault.
Synonyms some, a number of, a few, not very many, a handful of, a small group of, various, a variety of, assorted, sundry, diverse
adjectiveˈsɛv(ə)rəlˈsev(ə)rəl 1Separate or respective. the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities Synonyms respective, individual, own, particular, specific - 1.1Law Applied or regarded separately.
Often contrasted with joint
Origin Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different’. |