several — sev·er·al adj [Anglo French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ separate] 1 a: of or relating separately to each individual involved; specif: enforceable separately against each party each promisor owed a several duty see also… … Law dictionary
Several — Sev er*al, a. [OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See {Sever}, {Separate}.] 1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. [1913 Webster] Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Each might his several… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Several — Sev er*al, n. 1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] There was not time enough to hear . . . The severals. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Several — Sev er*al, adv. By itself; severally. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
several — early 15c., existing apart, from Anglo Fr. several, from M.Fr. seperalis separate, from L. separe (ablative of *separ distinct ), back formation from separare to separate (see SEPARATE (Cf. separate)). Meaning various, diverse, different is… … Etymology dictionary
several — 1 *distinct, separate, discrete Analogous words: individual, particular, *special, especial 2 *many, sundry, various, divers, numerous, multifarious Analogous words: *single, separate, particular: detached, disengaged (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms
several — sev|er|al [ sev(ə)rəl ] function word, quantifier *** Several can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Several buildings were damaged by the explosion. as a pronoun: If you want to see Edward s paintings,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
several — 01. I saw [several] of my old friends at our high school reunion. 02. Our plane was [several] hours late due to bad weather. 03. He has written [several] short stories about his experiences as a circus performer. 04. You received [several] phone… … Grammatical examples in English
several — sev|er|al1 W1S1 [ˈsevərəl] determiner, pron a number of people or things that is more than a few, but not a lot ▪ I visited him in Kansas several times. ▪ Several people have volunteered to go. several hundred/thousand etc ▪ The bill came to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
several — [[t]se̱vrəl[/t]] ♦ DET: DET pl n Several is used to refer to an imprecise number of people or things that is not large but is greater than two. I had lived two doors away from this family for several years... Several blue plastic boxes under the… … English dictionary
several — determiner, pronoun several of (several of them) USAGE NOTE: The use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun follows. When a noun follows, the use of of the limits the meaning we saw several students; we saw several of the students whom … Combinatory dictionary
