Looking for the meaning of the word FEWER in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of FEWER with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Few
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fjuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a small number of
Short Definition:small number of
Examples:- may I ask a few questions?
Definition:
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
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