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Adjective(1) a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number(2) a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'(3) a small but indefinite number(4) hardly any
Noun(1) a small elite group(2) an indefinite but relatively small number
Pronoun(1) scarcely any

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(1) She also asked him a few more questions until we were certain he was my twin brother.(2) If we lose or draw, then I wouldn't see us being able to make up that ground in so few games.(3) It needs to have a mass appeal so it stays firmly in the mainstream and takes few risks.(4) there were as few as ten of us at first(5) Emancipation is not a right that can be curtailed in favour of the interests of the few .(6) he's a man of few words(7) The Thals are one of the very few powers in this world able to make me root for the Daleks.(8) one of the few who survived(9) few of the students are finding work(10) of the few that are available, two are old(11) it was one of the few times I spoke to him(12) It is one of Cumbria's few evergreen flora of the fells and can be seen all year round.(13) His education, he told me, was unlikely to get him a decent job and he had few friends.(14) Place the warm fennel on the plate and arrange the fish on top with a few of the cucumber pieces.(15) there are too few people willing to help(16) Try to be nice about it though and offer them a can of beer or you will make few friends.
Related Words
(1) a few
(2) very few
(3) quite a few
(4) a few days
(5) few days
(6) a few days ago
(7) only a few
(8) in a few minutes
(9) too few
(10) a few years ago
Synonyms
Adjective
1. not many
2. hardly any
3. scarcely any
4. a small number of
5. a small amount of
6. one or two
7. a handful of
8. little


Pronoun
9. a small number
10. a handful
11. one or two
12. a couple
13. two or three
14. not many
15. hardly any


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Can I stay at your
place for a few nights?

Can I stay at your place for a FEW nights?

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 1


Not so far. A few more days.

Not so far. A FEW more days.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 6


I just wanna ask you a few questions
about Howard Wolowitz.

I just wanna ask you a FEW questions about Howard Wolowitz.

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 7


Boss, Janice said to tell you a few
of them might not have indexes.

Boss, Janice said to tell you a FEW of them might not have indexes.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 9


So a few things
don't go your way

So a FEW things don't go your way

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 24


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