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sev·er·al
(sĕv′ər-əl, sĕv′rəl)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 ways. See Synonyms at distinct.
3. Law Regarded as separate, especially with regard to tort liability or legal obligation, such that each individual involved is fully responsible for the liability or obligation.
4. Archaic Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).
pron. (used with a pl. verb)
An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.
[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, sēperālis, from Latin sēpar, from sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]
sev′er·al·ly adv.
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several
(ˈsɛvrəl)determiner
a. more than a few; an indefinite small number: several people objected.
b. (as pronoun; functioning as plural): several of them know.
adj
1. (prenominal) various; separate: the members with their several occupations.
2. (prenominal) distinct; different: three several times.
3. (Law) law capable of being dealt with separately; not shared. Compare joint15
[C15: via Anglo-French from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpār, from sēparāre to separate]
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sev•er•al
(ˈsɛv ər əl, ˈsɛv rəl)adj.
1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways to do the same thing.
2. respective; individual: They went their several ways.
3. separate; different: several occasions.
4. single; particular.
5. Law. binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.
n. 6. several persons or things; a few; some.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin sēparālis= Latin sēpar separate + -ālis -al1]
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Adj. | 1. | several - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper" |
2. | several - considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" | |
3. | several - distinct and individual; "three several times" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" |
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several
adjective
1. some, a few, a number of, a handful of, many, manifold I had lived two doors away from his family for several years.
pronoun
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several
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Translations
několikpár
fleremange
erimitumõnedmõni
usea
nekoliko
egyéniegyeskülönbözőkülönfélenéhány
nokkrirnokkrir, fáeinir
いくつかの数個
몇몇몇몇의
daživairāki
nekajveč
flera
มากกว่าสองหลาย
birkaçbirkaçıbazıları
vài
several
[ˈsevrəl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
several
[ˈsɛvrəl] adj
pron → plusieurs mpl/fpl
several schools → plusieurs écoles
several hours later → plusieurs heures après
He returned home several hours later → Il est rentré plusieurs heures après.
several times → plusieurs fois
several of us → plusieurs d'entre nous
several of them → plusieurs d'entre eux
I've seen several of them → J'en ai vu plusieurs.
several schools → plusieurs écoles
several hours later → plusieurs heures après
He returned home several hours later → Il est rentré plusieurs heures après.
several times → plusieurs fois
several of us → plusieurs d'entre nous
several of them → plusieurs d'entre eux
I've seen several of them → J'en ai vu plusieurs.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
several
adj
(= some) → einige, mehrere; (= different, diverse, various) → verschiedene; I went with several others → ich ging mit einigen or ein paar anderen zusammen; I’ve seen him several times/several times already → ich habe ihn einige Male gesehen/schon mehrmals or mehrere Male gesehen; there are several ways of doing it → das kann man auf mehrere or verschiedene Arten machen; I’ll need several more → ich brauche noch einige
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
several
[ˈsɛvr/əl]2. pron → parecchi/ie pl, alcuni/e pl
several of us → parecchi di noi, alcuni di noi
several of us → parecchi di noi, alcuni di noi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
several
(ˈsevrəl) adjective more than one or two, but not a great many. Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.
pronoun some or a few. Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.
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several
→ عِدَّة, عَدِيد několik flere, mange einige, mehrere κάμποσος, μερικοί varios usea plusieurs nekoliko parecchi いくつかの, 数個 몇몇, 몇몇의 een paar, verscheidene flere, solidarisk kilku, osobny muitos, vários другой, несколько flera มากกว่าสอง, หลาย birkaç vài 数个, 若干个Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
several
a. varios-as, muchos-as, algunos-as.
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