Examples

2376 sentences

  1. Tom lived alone for several years.

    Том кілька років жив сам. — deniko

    ruТом несколько лет жил один. — odexed

    deTom lebte mehrere Jahre allein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom has written several cook books.

    Том написав кілька кулінарних книжок. — deniko

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  3. Tom has several friends in Boston.

    У Тома є кілька друзів у Бостоні. — deniko

    ruУ Тома есть несколько друзей в Бостоне. — odexed

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Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable)By itself; severally.

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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Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
seventiethseventyA1severseverancesevereB1severelyB1severity

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