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sev·er·al

(sĕv′ər-əl, sĕv′rəl)

adj.

1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.

2. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.

3. Law Regarded as separate, especially with regard to tort liability or legal obligation, such that each individual involved is fully responsible for the liability or obligation.

4. Archaic Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).

pron. (used with a pl. verb)

An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, sēperālis, from Latin sēpar, from sēparāre, to separate; see separate.]

sev′er·al·ly adv.

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several

(ˈsɛvrəl)

determiner

a. more than a few; an indefinite small number: several people objected.

b. (as pronoun; functioning as plural): several of them know.

adj

1. (prenominal) various; separate: the members with their several occupations.

2. (prenominal) distinct; different: three several times.

3. (Law) law capable of being dealt with separately; not shared. Compare joint¹⁵

[C15: via Anglo-French from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpār, from sēparāre to separate]

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sev•er•al

(ˈsɛv ər əl, ˈsɛv rəl)

adj.

1. being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind: several ways to do the same thing.

2. respective; individual: They went their several ways.

3. separate; different: several occasions.

4. single; particular.

5. Law. binding two or more persons who may be sued separately on a common obligation.

6. several persons or things; a few; some.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French < Medieval Latin sēparālis= Latin sēpar separate + -ālis -al¹]

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Adj.	1.	several - (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
	2.	several - considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" respective, various individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
	3.	several - distinct and individual; "three several times" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

several

adjective

1. some, a few, a number of, a handful of, many, manifold I had lived two doors away from his family for several years.

pronoun

1. various, different, diverse, divers (archaic), assorted, disparate, indefinite, sundry one of several failed attempts

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several

adjective

1. Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many:

divers, some, sundry, various.

2. Distinguished from others by nature or qualities:

discrete, distinct, separate, various.

Translations

عِدَّة عَدِيدعدَدٌ من، بَعْض

několikpár

fleremange

mehrere einige

κάμποσος μερικοί

varios

erimitumõnedmõni

usea

plusieurs

nekoliko

egyéniegyeskülönbözőkülönfélenéhány

nokkrirnokkrir, fáeinir

parecchi parecchie alquanti

いくつかの数個

몇몇몇몇의

daživairāki

een paar verscheidene

flere solidarisk

kilku osobny

muitos vários

несколько различный другой некоторый

nekajveč

flera

มากกว่าสองหลาย

birkaçbirkaçıbazıları

vài

数个若干个一些几个

several

[ˈsevrəl]

A. ADJ

1. (in number) → varios
several times → varias veces
several hundred people → varios cientos de personas

2. (frm) (= separate) → diverso
their several occupations → sus diversas ocupaciones
they went their several ways → tomaron cada uno su camino

B. PRON → varios
several of them wore hats → varios (de ellos) llevaban sombrero

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several

[ˈsɛvrəl]

adj

pron → plusieurs mpl/fpl
several schools → plusieurs écoles
several hours later → plusieurs heures après
He returned home several hours later → Il est rentré plusieurs heures après.
several times → plusieurs fois
several of us → plusieurs d'entre nous
several of them → plusieurs d'entre eux
I've seen several of them → J'en ai vu plusieurs.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

several

adj

(= some) → einige, mehrere; (= different, diverse, various) → verschiedene; I went with several others → ich ging mit einigen or ein paar anderen zusammen; I’ve seen him several times/several times already → ich habe ihn einige Male gesehen/schon mehrmals or mehrere Male gesehen; there are several ways of doing it → das kann man auf mehrere or verschiedene Arten machen; I’ll need several more → ich brauche noch einige

(dated: = respective) → jeweilig; they went their several ways → jeder ging seinen Weg, sie gingen ihrer Wege (old)

pron → einige; several of the houses → einige (der) Häuser; several of us → einige von uns

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several

[ˈsɛvr/əl]

1. adj → parecchi/ie pl, diversi/e pl
several times → diverse volte

2. pron → parecchi/ie pl, alcuni/e pl
several of us → parecchi di noi, alcuni di noi

several

(ˈsevrəl) adjective

more than one or two, but not a great many. Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.

pronoun

some or a few. Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.

several

→ عِدَّة, عَدِيد několik flere, mange einige, mehrere κάμποσος, μερικοί varios usea plusieurs nekoliko parecchi いくつかの, 数個 몇몇, 몇몇의 een paar, verscheidene flere, solidarisk kilku, osobny muitos, vários другой, несколько flera มากกว่าสอง, หลาย birkaç vài 数个, 若干个

several

a. varios-as, muchos-as, algunos-as.

References in classic literature ?

Moreover, I do not believe that any ornithologist would place the English carrier, the short-faced tumbler, the runt, the barb, pouter, and fantail in the same genus; more especially as in each of these breeds several truly-inherited sub-breeds, or species as he might have called them, could be shown him.

Great as the differences are between the breeds of pigeons, I am fully convinced that the common opinion of naturalists is correct, namely, that all have descended from the rock-pigeon (Columba livia), including under this term several geographical races or sub-species, which differ from each other in the most trifling respects.

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At the distance of about thirty miles from Punta Alta, in a cliff of red earth, I found several fragments of bones, some of large size.

Smith, two others, the hippopotamus, the giraffe, the bos caffer -- as large as a full-grown bull, and the elan -- but little less, two zebras, and the quaccha, two gnus, and several antelopes even larger than these latter animals.

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For several days they kept along the banks of the river, ascending it about eighteen miles.

Rising from the midst of vast plains and prairies, traversing several degrees of latitude, dividing the waters of the Atlantic and the Pacific, and seeming to bind with diverging ridges the level regions on its flanks, it has been figuratively termed the backbone of the northern continent.

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They often, I believe, suffered the pangs of hunger very poignantly, especially the two younger cottagers, for several times they placed food before the old man when they reserved none for themselves.

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The recommendatory act of Congress is in the words following: "WHEREAS, There is provision in the articles of Confederation and perpetual Union, for making alterations therein, by the assent of a Congress of the United States, and of the legislatures of the several States; and whereas experience hath evinced, that there are defects in the present Confederation; as a mean to remedy which, several of the States, and PARTICULARLY THE STATE OF NEW YORK, by express instructions to their delegates in Congress, have suggested a convention for the purposes expressed in the following resolution; and such convention appearing to be the most probable mean of establishing in these States A FIRM NATIONAL GOVERNMENT:

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Once more, the Epic imitation has less unity; as is shown by this, that any Epic poem will furnish subjects for several tragedies.

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The reader will be pleased to remember, that, at the beginning of the second book of this history, we gave him a hint of our intention to pass over several large periods of time, in which nothing happened worthy of being recorded in a chronicle of this kind.

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Bates, my master, encouraged me, and by him I was recommended to several patients.

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As we approached it, Mehevi and several chiefs showed themselves from the piazza, and called upon us loudly to come to them.