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several
[ sev-er-uhl, sev-ruhl ]
adjective
- being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind:
several ways of doing it.
They went their several ways.
several occasions.
- Archaic. single; particular:
an examination of each several case.
- Law. binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.
pronoun
- several persons or things:
He's written ten novels, and several have sold very well.
Several of my friends are divorced.
several
/ ˈsɛvrəl /
determiner
- more than a few; an indefinite small number
several people objected
- ( as pronoun; functioning as plural )
several of them know
adjective
- prenominal various; separate
the members with their several occupations
- prenominal distinct; different
three several times
- law capable of being dealt with separately; not shared Compare joint
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of several1
Example Sentences
It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.
Several Muslim sites in France, including mosques have been attacked or vandalized since the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
Julianne Moore, Still Alice Julianne Moore should have several Oscars by now.
Several Republicans won primaries in 2014 by running as ideologically pure conservatives who wanted new leadership in the House.
He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
After we had passed over this desert, we found several garisons to defend the caravans from the violence of the Tartars.
I called out several times, as loud as I could raise my voice, but all to no purpose.
For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
Several pioneers familiar with the facts of the tragedy at the time of its occurrence were also present.
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