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    few
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFEW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Learn the meaning and grammar of few, a word that can be used as a determiner, pronoun, noun or adjective. Find out how to use few with countable and uncountable nouns, less and fewer, and idioms.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fewFew Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Few is a word that can be used as a pronoun, adjective, or noun to indicate a small number of persons or things. Learn how to use few correctly, see synonyms and related phrases, and explore its origin and history.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFEW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning, grammar and idioms of few, a word that can be used as a determiner, pronoun, noun or adjective. Compare few with little, a little, fewer and less.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFEW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › fewFEW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Few definition: not many but more than one. See examples of FEW used in a sentence.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › fewFew - definition of few by The Free Dictionary

    Few is a word that can be used as an adjective, noun, or pronoun to indicate a small number of people or things. Learn how to use few with or without 'a', and how to distinguish it from not many, in different contexts and examples.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishFEW | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge...

    Learn the meaning of few as a quantifier, a comparative adjective, and a noun. See how to use few in different contexts and expressions, such as quite a few, few and far between, and few complaints.