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Fjuː I Plural People Determiner Adjective Replies Things

Word3 few
WordType (determiner, adjective)
Phonetic /fjuː/ /fjuː/
Example
  • we've had a few replies.
  • i need a few things from the store.
  • quite a few people are going to arrive early.
  • i try to visit my parents every few weeks.
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few

(determiner, adjective)/fjuː/ /fjuː/
  1. used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’
    • We've had a few replies.
    • I need a few things from the store.
    • Quite a few people are going to arrive early.
    • I try to visit my parents every few weeks.
  2. used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’
    • Few people understand the difference.
    • There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.
    • Very few students learn Latin now.
    • The player with the fewest points wins.
  3. not happening often
  4. Word Origin

    • Old English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.
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