How many is several?
By definition, several means three or more (but often less than many, which we will cover next.) So, if several party-goers out of a group of nine were intoxicated, several could correctly be translated as three or four. If five party-goers were intoxicated, that would usually be stated as most.
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being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways of doing it.
- respective; individual: They went their several ways.
- separate; different: several occasions.
- Archaic. single; particular: an examination of each several case.
What is the definition of several?
1 : consisting of more than two but not very many several people several minutes. 2 : separate or distinct from others : different federal union of the several states. several.
Does several mean more than 2?
Two is a “couple” and more than two or three is several. If you eat four donuts you can say you had several but you may have had too many — especially if you get a stomach-ache. Several is a word that shows size or number when you can’t be specific or when you want to summarize.
Is 5 a few or several?
A couple is generally around two, a few is more than that, but usually less than five, and several is around five or more, a number that can be severed into smaller groups.
How many is a few several?
She thinks “a few” refers to “maybe 2-3 items” while “several” refers to “maybe 3-6.” Her husband says “a few” is 4-7 items. Few is the opposite of many. It derives from words having the meaning of “small” and “little.” It is related to Latin paucus (little, few) and even puer (child/boy).
What is a few or several?
A few means a small number. (“ I have fewer than you”/”they are few and far between”) Several, according to its dictionary definition means “more than two but not many”, so a few but not a couple.
What’s the difference between a few and several?
Few means “not many but some,” as in “The train leaves in a few minutes,” and several denotes more than the words couple and few do but implies lesser than the word many does.
Is a few 3 or more?
While many people would agree that “a few” means three or more, the actual dictionary definition of “a few” is, “not many but more than one.” So, “a few” cannot be one, but it can be as low as two.
Does many mean most?
Let’s say that many means “a significantly large number,” whereas most denotes a group large enough to represent the default case — which will most often but not invariably be more than half (cf Mark’s examples of most = < 50%).
Can most mean all?
While “most” literally just means more than half, it is best used to mean something like 60% to 90%. Below 60% you should consider terms like “more than half” or “a small majority”. Above 90% you get in the territory of “almost all” or “a large majority”.
How many is several months?
How many months is “a few months“? In American English, “a few” would be between three and five. If it were only two (or perhaps three), we’d say “a couple”. “Several” would probably be about five to seven or eight.
What is several minutes mean?
What does the phrase ‘several minutes‘ mean? In case the time estimated for a task is maximum of Two Minutes you can say “Couple of Minutes”. However, if the estimated time to perform the same task is more than two or three minutes and you are not in state to tell the exact time you can use the term “Several Minutes”.