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    several
    /ˈsɛv(ə)rəl/

    determiner

    adjective

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  2. The meaning of SEVERAL is separate or distinct from one another. How to use several in a sentence.

  3. SEVERAL definition: 1. some; an amount that is not exact but is fewer than many: 2. separate or different: 3. some…. Learn more.

  4. SEVERAL meaning: 1. some; an amount that is not exact but is fewer than many: 2. separate or different: 3. some…. Learn more.

  5. Define several. several synonyms, several pronunciation, several translation, English dictionary definition of several. adj. 1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away. 2. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several...

  6. Several definition: being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind. See examples of SEVERAL used in a sentence.

  7. I left her several messages, but she hasn't returned my call. There are several properties for sale in this area. He was stabbed several times in the chest. Adams is being courted by several football clubs. The explosion wrecked several cars and damaged nearby buildings.

  8. Several is used to refer to an imprecise number of people or things that is not large but is greater than two. I had lived two doors away from this family for several years. Several blue plastic boxes under the window were filled with record albums. Several hundred students gathered on campus.

  9. Several is a word that shows size or number when you can’t be specific or when you want to summarize. If three, four, or five of you hang out, then you're spending time with several friends. Inviting 30 people over and telling your parents that several friends stopped by would be stretching the truth and you might get grounded.

  10. Several people have volunteered to go. several hundred/thousand etc The bill came to several hundred pounds. ‘Have you read any of his books?’ ‘Yes, several.’ several of Several of her colleagues agreed with her decision.

  11. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it. respective; individual: They went their several ways. separate; different: several occasions. single; particular. Law binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation. n. several persons or things; a few; some.