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few

/fjuː/noun, adjective1 syllable

Few means: a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by ‘a’; a small but indefinite number.

Synonyms for few6

adjective, as in a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by ‘a’; a small but indefinite number

a few, a couple of, hardly a, fewer, some

also used for few

little

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Opposites of few

many

What does few mean?2

adjective

1

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by ‘a’; a small but indefinite number“a few weeks ago”

noun

1

a small elite group“it was designed for the discriminating few”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with few?60

two syllables

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Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for few, grouped by syllable

Few in a sentence

  • The rules must be few, and what is more important, simple.shekitten
  • There are a few apples on the tree, aren't there?CK
  • There are a few books, but they have some misprints.AlanF_US
  • Apart from a few mistakes, your composition was excellent.CM
  • It's only a short way, so you can walk there in a few minutes.CM
  • It's a good paper, apart from a few spelling mistakes.Swift
  • Though many books are published, hardly a few of them are of value.unknown
  • Your composition is very good, and it has few mistakes.Zifre

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of few

as a adjective

comparative
fewer
superlative
fewest