Several, according to its dictionary definition means “more than two but not many”, so a few but not a couple.

How many is several?

Two is a “couple” and more than two or three is several. If you eat four donuts you can say you had several but you may have had too many — especially if you get a stomach-ache. Several is a word that shows size or number when you can’t be specific or when you want to summarize.

How many is a few and how many is several?

Few means “not many but some,” as in “The train leaves in a few minutes,” and several denotes more than the words couple and few do but implies lesser than the word many does. One of the gripes lexicographers hear with regularity is that people don’t use words precisely or accurately.

Several months means many months.. may be 5-6 or more months. Some months can be 2-3 months.. A few months can be 1-2months

What does several mean 7?

A “Few” means 3 to 6. “Several” means 7 or more.

Several hours – means more than few hours. Now the range when a “couple of” becomes “few” and when “few” becomes “several” is a matter of judgement call. And these terms are also often misinterpreted at times even by native speakers. However by rule of thumb – Couple of means – 2 – 5 hours.

What is the definition of several weeks?

determiner. a more than a few; an indefinite small number. several people objected.

What do several weeks mean?

I feel like several and some means MORE weeks than “few.” In my opinion, “I’ve been in Japan for several/some weeks now.” Makes me think of maybe a month or two! “I’ve been in Japan for a few weeks” makes me think of 2-3 weeks! See a translation.

A couple of days is usually 2 days. A few days could be 2 or more days, usually 3 or 4.

How do you use several?

Several means that there are more than two or three but still not many.

It must be followed by a plural noun.
I have several assignments due this week.There are several types of ice cream to choose from.My boyfriend gave me several gifts for Christmas.There are several things I’d like to discuss in our meeting.

Is a couple 2 or 3?

A couple is usually two (a married couple), or sometimes ‘about two’ if you are being vague (a couple of dozen, a couple of inches). A few is more than a couple, but not as many as several. +1; definitely agree. I’d regard “a couple of ” as usually meaning “2 or 3 “.

Is multiple more than 2?

Other definitions for multi (2 of 2)

a combining form meaning “many,” “much,” “multiple,” “many times,” “more than one,” “more than two,” “composed of many like parts,” “in many respects,” used in the formation of compound words: multiply; multivitamin.

Consisting of a great number of units or individual objects; being many; as, a numerous army; numerous objections. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place. Severaladverb. By itself; severally.

What is the difference between several and some?

Some can mean any number or proportion of something, whereas several always refers to a small number. But that’s about all that can be said as a generalisation.

Does 2+ mean 2 or more?

Hi Steve, 2+ means “two or more”, so two counts, as does more.

What are couple months?

Usually, a couple of months are 2 months and a few months are 3 months. “Summer vacation is only a couple months (2).” ” Winter lasts a few months (3).”

In this page you can discover 69 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for several, like: some, many, numerous, various, a-few, sundry, joint, handful, a lot of, countless and null.