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several

US /ˈsɛvrəl/

determiner Foundation · A2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Several employees have already signed up for the weekend workshop.

Word Family

NounNoun
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VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
several gốc
AdverbAdv
severally

Collocations

  • Easy buy several apples
    to obtain in exchange for payment regarding several apples
  • Medium interview several candidates for the position
    to interview several candidates for the position, meaning to conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
  • Hard convene joint discussions across several jurisdictions
    to convene joint discussions across several jurisdictions, meaning to meet formally
  • Very Hard joint and several liability under contract law
    to joint and several liability under contract law, meaning to fit as if by joints

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