several
being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it.
respective; individual: They went their several ways.
Archaic. single; particular: an examination of each several case.
Law. binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.
several persons or things: He's written ten novels, and several have sold very well.Several of my friends are divorced.
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How to use several in a sentence
It is the summit of human happiness: the surrender of man to God, of woman to man, of several women to the same man.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President | Pierre Assouline | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTseveral 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.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’ | Marlow Stern | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTseveral 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.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAfter 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.
Gulliver's Travels | Jonathan SwiftFor several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
The Philippine Islands | John Foremanseveral pioneers familiar with the facts of the tragedy at the time of its occurrence were also present.
Among the Sioux | R. J. Creswell
British Dictionary definitions for several
/ (ˈsɛvrəl) /
more than a few; an indefinite small number: several people objected
(as pronoun; functioning as plural): several of them know
(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 (def. 15)
Origin of several
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