Phrase guide

a number of

phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Several.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A number of people have commented on it.
  • a goodly number of cheeses
  • There are a large number of problems with the log-in system.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Several of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I spoke with a number of them about it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, number, of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: bir sıra — several
  • Azerbaijani: bir neçə — several
  • Belarusian: не́калькі (njékalʹki) — several
  • Bulgarian: ня́колко (njákolko) — several
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幾個 /几个 (jǐgè) — several
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一些 (yīxiē) — several
  • Chinese Mandarin: 若干 (ruògān) — several
  • Finnish: moni — several
  • Polish: liczba — several
  • Polish: ilość — several
  • Portuguese: um número de — several
  • Portuguese: uma quantidade de — several
  • Portuguese: um tanto de — several
  • Russian: ряд (rjad) — several
  • Russian: не́сколько (néskolʹko) — several
  • Spanish: una cantidad de — several
  • Ukrainian: кі́лька (kílʹka) — several
  • Ukrainian: де́кілька (dékilʹka) — several
  • Chinese Mandarin: 幾個 /几个 (jǐgè) — several of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一些 (yīxiē) — several of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 若干 (ruògān) — several of
  • Finnish: moni — several of
  • Polish: kilka — several of
  • Portuguese: um tanto de — several of
  • Russian: ряд (rjad) — several of
  • Russian: не́сколько (néskolʹko) — several of
  • Spanish: varios de — several of
  • Ukrainian: кі́лька (kílʹka) — several of