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- Dictionaryfew/fjuː/
determiner
- 1. a small number of: "may I ask a few questions?"
- 2. used to emphasize how small a number is: "he had few friends"
pronoun
- 1. a small number of people or things: "I will recount a few of the stories told me"
- 2. used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is: "few thought to challenge these assumptions"
plural
- 1. the minority of people; the elect: "art is not just for the few"
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1. : consisting of or amounting to only a small number. one of our few pleasures. 2. : at least some but indeterminately small in number used with a. caught a few fish. fewness noun. 3 of 3. noun. plural in construction. 1. : a small number of units or individuals. a few of them.
FEW definition: 1. some, or a small number of something: 2. used in expressions such as "quite a few" to mean…. Learn more.
FEW meaning: 1. some, or a small number of something: 2. used in expressions such as "quite a few" to mean…. Learn more.
You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of few.
Few definition: not many but more than one. See examples of FEW used in a sentence.
1. An indefinitely small number of persons or things: A few of the books have torn jackets. 2. An exclusive or limited number: the discerning few; the fortunate few. pron. (used with a pl. verb) A small number of persons or things: "For many are called, but few are chosen" (Matthew 22:14).
B1. not many, or only a small number of: We get few complaints. Few of the children can read or write yet. Very few people can afford to pay those prices. few and far between. not happening or existing very often: Opportunities like this are few and far between.
Few is a word for a small, non-specific number. A few is somewhere between a couple and a whole bunch. When you say you're going to have a few fries, you'd better not eat the whole order — a few is a tiny number.
Noun. Pronoun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. fewest. Not many; a small number of. Few seats were left, a few people came. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Being more than one but indefinitely small in number. Bowled a few strings. American Heritage. Synonyms: unfrequent. skimpy. some. seldom. scarce. scant. rare. occasional. meager. limited.
quite a few, a fairly large number; many: There were quite a few interesting things to do.
