Looking for the meaning of the word FEW in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of FEW with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Few
Speech Type: Determiner
Old 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’
fjuː
a small number of
Short Definition:small number of
Examples:- may I ask a few questions?
used to emphasize how small a number is
Short Definition:emphasizing small size of group of people etc.
Examples:- he had few friends
- sewing was one of her few pleasures
- comforts here are few
- a population of fewer than two million
- ask which products have the fewest complaints
Word: Few
Speech Type: Adjective
Old 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’
fjuː
a small number of
Short Definition:small number of
Examples:- may I ask a few questions?
used to emphasize how small a number is
Short Definition:emphasizing small size of group of people etc.
Examples:- he had few friends
- sewing was one of her few pleasures
- comforts here are few
- a population of fewer than two million
- ask which products have the fewest complaints
Word: Few
Speech Type: Pronoun
fjuː
a small number of people or things
Short Definition:small number of
Examples:- I will recount a few of the stories told me
- there are hundreds of applicants but only a few are selected
- many believe it but only a few are prepared to say so
used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is
Short Definition:emphasizing small size of group of people etc.
Examples:- few thought to challenge these assumptions
- he was one one of the few who survived
- very few of the titles have any literary merit
Word: Few
Speech Type: Noun
fjuː
the minority of people; the elect
Short Definition:minority of people
Examples:- art is not just for the few
- a world that increasingly belongs to the few
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