English Dictionary
Definition several in British English
several
determiner, pronoun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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determiner, pronoun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
Several can be used in the following ways:
as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Several buildings were damaged by the explosion.
as a pronoun: If you want to see Edward’s paintings, there are several in the city art gallery. (followed by ‘of’): I’ve introduced her to several of my friends.Several of us will be attending the conference.
as an adjective (after a word such as ‘the’, ‘his’, or ‘these’, and followed by a noun): Ariel is one of his several nieces.These past several weeks have been difficult for the whole family.
Tobin wrote several books, including Decision of Destiny.
Several of the passengers were badly injured.
They departed and went their several ways.
