Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - several
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Several
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~1 quantifier a number of people or things that is more than a few, but not a lot (I visited him in Kansas several times. | several million dollars | Several people have volunteered to go.) + of (Several of us think it's a bad idea.) ~2 adj only before noun, no comparative formal or literary different and separate; respective (They shook hands and went their several ways.) - severally adv (These issues can be considered severally, or as a whole.)
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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Several is used to refer to an imprecise number of people or things that is not large but is greater than two. I had lived two doors away from this family for several years... Several blue plastic boxes under the window were filled with record albums... Several hundred students gathered on campus. DET: DET pl-n • Several is also a quantifier. Several of the delays were caused by the new high-tech baggage system... QUANT: QUANT of pl-n • Several is also a pronoun. No one drug will suit or work for everyone and sometimes several may have to be tried... PRON ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ separate, back-formation from separare to separate Date: 15th century 1. a. separate or distinct from one another federal union of the ~ states b. (1) individually owned or controlled ; exclusive a ~ fishery — compare common (2) of or relating separately to each individual involved a ~ judgment c. being separate and distinctive ; respective specialists in their ~ fields 2. a. more than one ~ pleas b. more than two but fewer than many moved ~ inches c. chiefly dialect being a great many II. pronoun, plural in construction Date: 1639 an indefinite number more than two and fewer than many ~ of the guests ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. & n. more than two but not many. --adj. 1 separate or respective; distinct (all went their several ways). 2 Law applied or regarded separately (opp. JOINT). Derivatives severally adv. Etymology: ME f. AF f. AL separalis f. L separ SEPARATE adj. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) индивидуальный 2) личный 3) несколько 4) отдельный drawing in several runs — вытяжка в несколько переходов function of several complex variables — функция нескольких комплексных переменных function of several variables — функция нескольких переменных polynomial in several variables — многочлен с несколькими переменными ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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прил. 1) отдельный 2) каждый порознь, индивидуальный • - Joint and several liability - joint and several ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. некоторое число или количество several of them —- некоторые из них several of us saw it —- некоторые из нас это видели I already have several —- у меня уже есть несколько (штук) in the struggle several received injuries —- в этой схватке несколько человек получило ранения 2. несколько several times —- несколько раз several books on the same subjects —- несколько книг по одному и тому же вопросу 3. разный, различный the works of several artists —- работы различных художников the several items in an account —- различные статьи счета 4. уст. каждый, отдельный, отдельно взятый each several —- каждый отдельный; каждый из each several house —- каждый дом в отдельности federal union of the several states —- федерация отдельных штатов 5. отдельный, особый, свой they went their several ways —- каждый из них пошел своей дорогой we are all busy at our several tasks —- каждый из нас занят своей работой all have their several reasons (for wishing it) —- у каждого свои причины (желать этого) 6. юр. индивидуальный, принадлежащий одному лицу they have no several estates —- у них нет своей личной (отдельной) собственности joint and several liability —- ответственность совместная и каждого лица за себя 7. юр. делимый, отделимый Id: in several —- в особенности, в частности; редк. как отдельное лицо ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. pron. 1) несколько; several people - несколько человек 2) отдельный, особый, свой; they went their several ways - каждый из них пошел своей дорогой; each has his several ideal - у каждого свой идеал; collective and several responsibility - солидарная и личная ответственность; the several members of the Board - отдельные члены правления 2. noun несколько, некоторое количество; several of you - некоторые из вас ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1421, from Anglo-Fr. several, from M.Fr. seperalis "separate," from L. separe (ablative of *separ "distinct"), back formation from separare "to separate." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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