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# several

«several» in Mova's school dictionary: **more than two, but not very many: several friends** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

determiner, pronoun, adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Several means more than two, but not very many: several friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#m1)

2) As a pronoun, several means a few of a group: Several of the cakes were eaten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

more than one equal group («When there are several equal groups, we multiply»); «several» is not a number, so the problem must tell how many elsewhere; in everyday life «several times», «several days»

### examples

- When there are several equal groups, we multiply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x1)
- Several children share 12 cookies equally. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x2)
- Lily bought several packs of pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x3)
- I have read this book several times. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x4)
- Several birds sat on the wire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x5)
- It rained for several days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x6)
- Several of my friends have pets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x7)
- We waited several minutes for the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x8)
- After several days they reached an island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/#x9)

### note

«several equal groups» points to multiplying or dividing. Trap: «several» is not a number; the problem must tell how many elsewhere. «several» goes with plural nouns: several apples.

### In the corpora

- [A job interview is a meeting where an employer asks questions to decide whom to hire; several people usually compete for one job.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/3-finding-a-job-and-getting-on/8/)
- [Quitting smoking is one of the best things a person can do for their health; many people need several tries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/28-smoking-vaping-and-betting/8/)
- [Pop and rock concerts are loud and crowded; big festivals run for several days with many stages, and many fans wear earplugs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/11-concerts-orchestras-and-live-gigs/7/)
- [Tigers love water and swim well; Sundarbans tigers swim between islands in the mangroves of India and Bangladesh and can swim several kilometres.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/19-the-tiger/10/)
- [Eagles see details several times more sharply than people, and an eagle's eyes are about as big as a human's.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/34-birds-of-prey-and-owls/7/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «several» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/several/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.