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1. (adj.) several
being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind:
several ways to do the same thing.
2. several
respective; individual:
They went their several ways.
3. several
separate; different:
several occasions.
4. several
single; particular.
5. several
Law. binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.
6. (n.) several
several persons or things; a few; some.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < AF < ML sēparālis= L sēpar separate +-ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) several(a)
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
"several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident"
2. (adj) respective(a), several(a), various(a)
considered individually
"the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
3. (adj) several(p)
distinct and individual
"three several times"
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1. (adjective) several
more than a few, but not many
Several people left.; I knocked several times.; Several more birds appeared.; I looked for the pictures and found several.; Several of the men were wearing hats.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) several
separate; distinct; particular; single
2. (adj) several
diverse; different; various
3. (adj) several
consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place
4. (adverb) several
by itself; severally
5. (noun) several
each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual
6. (noun) several
persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many
7. (noun) several
an inclosed or separate place; inclosure
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Sense: more than one or two, but not a great many
Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.
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 Afrikaans: verskeie |
 Arabic: عِدَّة |
 Bulgarian: неколцина |
 Brazilian: vários |
 Czech: několik |
 German: mehrere |
 Danish: adskillige |
 Greek: μερικοί |
 Spanish: varios |
 Estonian: mitu |
 Farsi: چند نفر |
 Finnish: usea |
 French: plusieurs |
 Hebrew: אֲחָדִים |
 Hindi: अनेक |
 Croatian: nekoliko |
 Hungarian: különféle, több |
 Indonesian: beberapa |
 Icelandic: nokkrir, fáeinir |
 Italian: vari, parecchi |
 Japanese: いくつかの |
 Korean: 몇몇의 |
 Lithuanian: keli |
 Latvian: daži; vairāki |
 Malay: agak banyak |
 Dutch: verscheidene |
 Norwegian: flere, atskillige |
 Polish: kilka |
 Persian: چند نفر |
 Pashto: څو، يوڅو (په دووزايت مګر |
 Portuguese: vários |
 Romanian: mai mulţi |
 Russian: несколько |
 Slovak: niekoľko |
 Slovenian: nekaj, več |
 Serbian: nekoliko |
 Swedish: flera,åtskilliga |
 Thai: หลาย ๆ |
 Turkish: birkaç |
 Taiwanese: 幾個 |
 Ukrainian: кілька, декілька |
 Urdu: ایک یا دو سے زیادہ لیکن ب |
 Vietnamese: vài, dăm ba |
 Chinese: 几个，一些（多于一两个，少于许多） |
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