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few
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- pronunciation:
- fyu
- parts of speech:
- adjective, pronoun
- phrases:
- a few
- features:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
fewer, fewest |
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If there are few trees in your yard, there are only a small number of trees there. There are not very many. The number of trees is more than one, but it feels close to zero.
There were few people at the movie theater, so we could sit wherever we wanted.The restaurant had to close because few customers came to eat there.- antonyms:
- many, numerous
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| related words: |
several |
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| part of speech: |
pronoun |
| definition: |
Few is a small number of people or things. If many guests came to a party but few ate the fruit salad, it means that only a small number of people ate the fruit salad.
Few attended the festival because of the rain.Many glasses fell off the tray, but few broke.- antonyms:
- many
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| phrase: |
a few |
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