several
Each particular taken singlyEach particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
» Tom lived alone for several years.
Tom lebte mehrere Jahre allein.
Том несколько лет жил один.
Том кілька років жив сам.
Meaning
4 sensesEach particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
(obsolete)An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
(archaic)An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
(archaic)A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.
Examples
2377 sentencesTom lived alone for several years.
Том кілька років жив сам. — deniko
ruТом несколько лет жил один. — odexed
deTom lebte mehrere Jahre allein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom has written several cook books.
Том написав кілька кулінарних книжок. — deniko
Tom has several friends in Boston.
У Тома є кілька друзів у Бостоні. — deniko
ruУ Тома есть несколько друзей в Бостоне. — odexed
I've met Tom on several occasions.
Я зустрічала Тома кілька разів. — deniko
Tom repeated the word several times.
Том повторив слово кілька разів. — deniko
ruТом повторил слово несколько раз. — odexed
deTom wiederholte das Wort mehrere Male. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). BFrom 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: severalsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
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