several

adjective
UK: /ˈsev.ər.əl/
US: /ˈsev.ɚ.əl/

  1. More than two but not many.

    1. I have several books here now. [ ] [ ]
    2. Several people complained about the noise late at night, and the police were called. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

various few sundry a number of some
several pronoun

  1. A number more than two or three, but not very many.

    1. Several of my friends like pizza. [ ] [ ]
    2. Several of the candidates have dropped out of the race due to funding issues. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "several" is /ˈsev.ər.əl/ in British English and /ˈsev.ɚ.əl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "several": various, few, sundry, a number of, some.

Example usage of "several": "I have several books here now.". More examples on the page.