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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.
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.
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. It takes more than a few people to play basketball, though they could probably play two-on-two.
Few definition: not many but more than one. See examples of FEW used in a sentence.
FEW meaning: 1. some, or a small number of something: 2. used in expressions such as "quite a few" to mean…. Learn more.
1. a. a small number of; hardly any: few men are so cruel. b. ( as pronoun; functioning as plural ): many are called but few are chosen. 2. ( preceded by a) a. a small number of: a few drinks. b. ( as pronoun; functioning as plural ): a few of you. 3. a good few informal several. 4. few and far between. a. at great intervals; widely spaced.
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.
FEW meaning: 1. some, or a small number of: 2. quite a large number of: 3. not many, or only a small number…. Learn more.
few and far between, at widely separated intervals; infrequent: In Nevada the towns are few and far between. quite a few , a fairly large number; many: There were quite a few interesting things to do.