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You use a f__ to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few .You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few .
I gave a dinner party for a few close friends.
We had a few drinks afterwards.
Here are a few more ideas to consider.
She was silent for a few seconds.
Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours.
A strict diet is appropriate for only a few.
There are many ways eggs can be prepared; here are a few of them.
...a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers.
word few
full-definition
determiner
You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few .
I gave a dinner party for a few close friends.
We had a few drinks afterwards.
Here are a few more ideas to consider.
She was silent for a few seconds.
Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours.
A strict diet is appropriate for only a few.
There are many ways eggs can be prepared; here are a few of them.
...a little tea-party I'm giving for a few of the teachers.
You use few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can use 'so', 'too', and 'very' in front of few .
She had few friends, and was generally not very happy.
Few members planned to vote for him.
Very few firms collect the tax, even when they're required to do so by law.
The trouble is that few want to buy, despite the knockdown prices on offer.
...a true singing and songwriting talent that few suspected.
Few of the beach houses still had lights on.
Few of the volunteers had military experience.
...spending her few waking hours in front of the TV.
His memories of his father are few.
adjective
You use few after adjectives and determiners to indicate that you are talking about a small number of things or people.
The past few weeks of her life had been the most pleasant she could remember.
The leaders are expected to seal the agreement in the next few days.
...in the last few chapters.
A train would pass through there every few minutes at that time of day.
noun
The few means a small set of people considered as separate from the majority, especially because they share a particular opportunity or quality that the others do not have.
This should not be an experience for the few.
...a system built on academic excellence for the few.
inflections fewerfewest
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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