Definitions for fewer
ˈfyu ərfew·er

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1. fewer(adj)

   (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of

   "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late"

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'fewer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3153

How to pronounce fewer?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say fewer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fewer in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fewer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fewer in a Sentence

1. John Bozzella:

   To our knowledge, no one is asking for this protection. This path leads inevitably to fewer choices and higher prices for cars and trucks in America.

2. Terry Miller:

   The more we are told that we don't belong and should be ashamed of who we are, the fewer opportunities we have to participate in sports at all.

3. Elizabeth Warren:

   Mergers mean that farmers have fewer and fewer choices for buying and selling, while vertical integration has meant that big agribusinesses face less competition throughout the chain and thus capture more and more of the profits.

4. Charlie Hall:

   There's just a greater cohesiveness within the family unit that occurs outside with your hands in the dirt, there's not as much eye-rolling when teenagers are told to do something, not as much fighting between siblings. There's fewer harsh words between spouses.

5. Chang Jian:

   There are fewer and fewer opportunities for ordinary people to participate in elections.

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