few

determiner, adjective

/fjuː/

(comparative fewer, superlative fewest)

Idioms

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(usually a few)
used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’
- We've had a few replies.
- I need a few things from the store.
- Quite a few people are going to arrive early.
- I try to visit my parents every few weeks.
used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’
- Few people understand the difference.
- There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.
- Very few students learn Latin now.
- The player with the fewest points wins.

Word OriginOld English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.

Idioms

few and far between

not happening often

few

pronoun

/fjuː/

Idioms

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a few
a small number of people, things or places; some
- I recognized a few of the other people.
- I've seen most of his movies. Only a few are as good as his first one.
- Could you give me a few more details?
not many people, things or places
- Very few of his books are worth reading.
- You can pass with as few as 25 points.
- (formal) Few will argue with this conclusion.
fewer
not as many as
- Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams.
- There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.
Look at the note at less.
the few
used with a plural verb to mean ‘a small group of people’
- Real power belongs to the few.
- She was one of the chosen few (= the small group with special rights).

Word OriginOld English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’.

Idioms

have had a few

(informal) to have had enough alcohol to make you drunk

quite a few

(British English also a good few, a fair few)

a fairly large number
- I've been there quite a few times.

单词	few
释义	few determiner, adjective /fjuː/ /fjuː/ (comparative fewer, superlative fewest) Idioms jump to other results (usually a few) used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’ We've had a few replies. I need a few things from the store. Quite a few people are going to arrive early. I try to visit my parents every few weeks. used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’ Few people understand the difference. There seem to be fewer tourists around this year. Very few students learn Latin now. The player with the fewest points wins. Word OriginOld English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’. Idioms few and far between not happening often few pronoun /fjuː/ /fjuː/ Idioms jump to other results a few a small number of people, things or places; some I recognized a few of the other people. I've seen most of his movies. Only a few are as good as his first one. Could you give me a few more details? not many people, things or places Very few of his books are worth reading. You can pass with as few as 25 points. (formal) Few will argue with this conclusion. fewer not as many as Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams. There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. Look at the note at less. the few used with a plural verb to mean ‘a small group of people’ Real power belongs to the few. She was one of the chosen few (= the small group with special rights). Word OriginOld English fēawe, fēawa, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German fao, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin paucus and Greek pauros ‘small’. Idioms have had a few (informal) to have had enough alcohol to make you drunk quite a few (British English also a good few, a fair few) a fairly large number I've been there quite a few times.
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