few

Значение (Английский)

Det

1. An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
2. Not many; a small (in comparison with another number stated or implied) but somewhat indefinite number of.
3. Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
4. (US?) Having a 10 percent chance of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch); used interchangeably with isolated.

Pron

Few people, few things.

Синонимы

little

some

several

small

not many

scarce

scanty

a little

rare

sparse

scant

bit

a little bit

less

poor

not much

small amount

in short supply

small quantity

thin

tiny

any

limited

meager

meagre

minority

uncommon

a bit

insignificant

seldom

short

skimpy

slight

couple

👫

a few

🤏

many

tenuous

trifling

jot

lack

precious

gaunt

something

stupid

sundry

three

twins

various

walk

🚶

wet

won

write down

young

be short

each one

hardly any

very few

numerical inferiority

a large number of

measured off

tolerable number

part

couple of

a

a

abundant

a number of

defective

deficient

dietetic

dispersed

distant

diverse

enemy

experience

extent

faint

fewer

fewest

fewness

humiliated

idle

inadequate

indistinct

infrequent

insufficient

lean

lightweight

little bit

lonely

magnitude

monotonous

much

nothing much

number of

one at a time

one or two

paucity

plural

quantity

rest

scattered

skinny

slightly

solitary

Произносится как (IPA)

/fjuː/

Этимология (Английский)

From Middle English fewe, from Old English fēaw (“few”), from Proto-West Germanic *fau, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz (“few”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”).
Cognate with Old Saxon fā (“few”), Old High German fao, fō (“few, little”), Old Norse fár (“few”), Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍃 (faus, “few”). Also related with Latin paucus (“little, few”) and pauper (“poor”), from which latter English poor and pauper; see these.

Предложения

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

Возможно, мы могли бы встретиться в институте около полудня, так как у меня есть несколько вещей, которые мне нужно первым посетить.

Have many acquaintances , but few friends .

Есть много знакомых, но мало друзей.

In those days , very few of the people had any idea about astronomy .

В те дни очень немногие из людей имели какое -либо представление об астрономии.

The driver died the following day , and the stoker a few days after that .

Водитель умер на следующий день, а через несколько дней после этого водитель.

We got few vegetables and fruits , and became fish eaters .

Мы получили немного овощей и фруктов, и стали пожирателями рыбы.

Wright , Mike Payne , Mary Holt and Ken Hawkins to name a few .

Райт, Майк Пейн, Мэри Холт и Кен Хокинс, чтобы назвать несколько.

There are only a few episodes that do not contain a summation .

Есть только несколько эпизодов, которые не содержат суммирования.

A few services each day originate and terminate at Upper Ferntree Gully .

Несколько услуг каждый день происходят и заканчиваются в Верхнем Фернтри Галли.