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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
/ ˈɛə /
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of several1
Example Sentences
Many of those investments will take several years to complete, but some of the government's planned investments could have an impact "in the shorter term" such as investment in home insulation, she added.
Disney cut several hundred employees in the U.S. and abroad, while Paramount shed hundreds of its domestic workforce and Warner Bros. eliminated several dozen positions.
Early Thursday morning, Medina was rattled by several loud knocks on the front door.
Verified footage taken shortly after the strikes show several plumes of smoke rising from the site.
The UN has also documented several cases of Russian public figures calling for executions.
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