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several

several

Meaning of several

English

more than two but not many

Русский

некоторое количество, больше двух, но немного

several

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈsevərəl/
American English
/ˈsev(ə)rəl/

several with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом several

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

8 сочетаний

Сколько людей и вещей

How many
several of them
некоторые из них

Several of them volunteered to carry the heavy boxes.

Некоторые из них вызвались нести тяжёлые коробки.

several of us
несколько из нас

Several of us stayed late to clean up the hall.

Несколько из нас остались допоздна, чтобы убрать зал.

  • several peopleнесколько человек
  • several hundredнесколько сотен
  • several thousandнесколько тысяч

Сколько времени

How long or how often
several times
несколько раз

I've called several times, but the line is busy.

Я звонил несколько раз, но линия занята.

for several days
несколько дней

It rained for several days, so we stayed indoors.

Дождь шёл несколько дней, поэтому мы сидели дома.

  • several weeks laterчерез несколько недель

several usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Several students asked the same question.

Несколько студентов задали один и тот же вопрос.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I waited several minutes for the bus.

Я несколько минут ждал автобус.

several synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between several, a few, some, and a couple

A
🇬🇧English
a few

a small number; usually fewer than several

very often

ENI need a few eggs for the cake.

some
🇬🇧English

an unspecified number or amount

very often

ENSome people like cold weather.

A
🇬🇧English
a couple

two or about two

often

ENWe stayed there for a couple of days.

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Questions about this word

several meaning: what does it mean?

more than two but not many

several pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

several is pronounced as /ˈsevərəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

several definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Несколько студентов задали один и тот же вопрос. Translation: Several students asked the same question.

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