Meaning

4 senses
  1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.

  2. (obsolete)An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).

  3. (archaic)An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.

  4. (archaic)A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.

Examples

2377 sentences
  1. Tom lived alone for several years.

    Том кілька років жив сам.

    ruТом несколько лет жил один.

    deTom lebte mehrere Jahre allein.

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  2. Tom has written several cook books.

    Том написав кілька кулінарних книжок.

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  3. Tom has several friends in Boston.

    У Тома є кілька друзів у Бостоні.

    ruУ Тома есть несколько друзей в Бостоне.

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  4. I've met Tom on several occasions.

    Я зустрічала Тома кілька разів.

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  5. Tom repeated the word several times.

    Том повторив слово кілька разів.

    ruТом повторил слово несколько раз.

    deTom wiederholte das Wort mehrere Male.

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Origin

From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). B

From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.

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Forms

plural: severals

Word family

1 related words
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Collocations

12 patterns
  • several times times
  • several times
  • there are several
  • several days days
  • for several years
  • several years
  • several hours
  • for several weeks
  • for several days
  • have several friends
  • several years ago
  • for several hours

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
several — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto