several

Meanings

• Determiner, Adjective, Noun

  A number more than two but not specifying how many. Used to indicate a small or unspecified number.

  - "Can I have several cookies please?"
  - "Several students were absent from class."
  - "The store had several new items on display."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with several
believe , grieve , perceive , receive

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Variants

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several , several dozen , go our several ways , go our/their/your several ways , go their several ways , go your several ways , on all counts , on all/several counts , on several counts

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Etymology

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Old English seofon 'seven', seofonan 'seventh'; from Proto-Germanic *sebunaz, *sebunan, from PIE *septm- 'seven'. The sense 'more than two but not specifying a number' is a development of the meaning 'seventh'.

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Trivia

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1. The word several comes from the Old English word seofon, which means seven.

2. In mathematics, several is used to indicate a set with more than two elements, but the exact number is not specified.

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Related Concepts

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1. few: Few and several are synonymous in meaning, but several is used when the number is more than two.

2. numerous: Numerous means a large number, while several means a small or unspecified number.

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Culture

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In literature, several has been used to indicate a small or unspecified number of things. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', Malvolio says 'I'll be sworn there is several of your sisters'. In art, several has been used in the title of several paintings, such as 'Several Figures' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

How to Memorize "several"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a hand with several fingers.
   - Think of a group of several items.

2. associate
   

   - Associate several with the number seven.
   - Remember several as a determiner, adjective, or noun.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Several starts with S, so does Seven'.
   - Remember 'Several' as 'Small, Unspecified, Versatile, Easy to Remember'.

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