several
A number of differentA number of different; various.
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» Tom lived alone for several years.
Tom lebte mehrere Jahre allein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том несколько лет жил один. — odexed
Том кілька років жив сам. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA number of different; various.
Separable, capable of being treated separately.
(obsolete)Separate, distinct; particular.
distinct and individual
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
more several, most several| Comparative | more several Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most several Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- considered individually:respectivevarious
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.