adj · adv · det · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈsev.(ə.)ɹəl/
CMU ARPABET:S EH1 V R AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S EH1 V ER0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Separate, distinct; particular.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
A number of different; various.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Separable, capable of being treated separately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
By itself; severally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
det
Meaning 5
Consisting of a number more than one (especially, more than two) but not very many.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The firm turns over several million a month.
Several cars were in the parking lot.
They had many journals. I subscribed to several.
Several of the members were absent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: a few, a couple of
Antonyms: one, zero, no, many, numerous, countless
Broader terms: multiple, various
6
noun
Meaning 6
An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
A woman's loose outer garment, capable of being worn as a shawl, or in other forms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman several, from Medieval Latin sēparālis, from Latin sēpar (“separate”). By surface analysis, sever + -al. Not related to severe or seven.
Across languages
Translations
113 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بَعْض
(baʕḍ)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Arabic:
عِدَّة
(ʕidda)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Armenian:
մի քանի
(mi kʻani)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Bashkir:
бер нисә
(ber nisə)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Basque:
hainbat
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Belarusian:
не́калькі
(njékalʹki)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Bulgarian:
няколко
(njakolko)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Eastern Min Chinese:
几其
(gui gi, gui i)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Chinese Mandarin:
幾個 /几个
(jǐgè, jǐge)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Chinese Mandarin:
些
(xiē)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Czech:
několik
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Dutch:
meerdere
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Dutch:
verscheidene
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Esperanto:
kelkaj
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Esperanto:
diversaj
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Esperanto:
pluraj
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Estonian:
mitu
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Finnish:
usea
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
French:
plusieurs
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Georgian:
რამდენიმე
(ramdenime)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
German:
mehrere
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
German:
einige
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Greek:
αρκετός
(arketós)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Haitian Creole:
plizyè
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Hindi:
कई
(kaī)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Hungarian:
több
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Hungarian:
számos
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Ido:
plura
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Interlingua:
plure
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Interlingua:
varie
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Italian:
diversi
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Japanese:
いくらかの
(ikuraka no)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Japanese:
数人の
(sūnin no)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Japanese:
数個の
(sūko no)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Khmer:
បីបួន
(bəy buən)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Khmer:
បួនដប់
(buən dɑp)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Khmer:
ប៉ុន្មាន
(ponmaan)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Korean:
여러
(yeoreo)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Korean:
몇
(myeot)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Latin:
aliquot
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Latin:
complures
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Macedonian:
неколку
(nekolku)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Malayalam:
നിരവധി
(niravadhi)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Manx:
shiartanse
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Mongolian:
хэд хэдэн
(xed xeden)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Norwegian Bokmål:
flere
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Norwegian Bokmål:
fler
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Occitan:
mantun
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Persian:
چند
(čand)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Polish:
kilka
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Portuguese:
muitos
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Portuguese:
vários
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Portuguese:
diversos
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Portuguese:
alguns
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Romanian:
câțiva
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Romanian:
câteva
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Russian:
не́сколько
(néskolʹko)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Serbo-Croatian:
neki
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Serbo-Croatian:
nekoliko
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Slovak:
niekoľko
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Slovene:
nekoliko
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Swedish:
flera
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Thai:
หลาย
(lǎai)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Turkish:
birkaç
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Ukrainian:
де́кілька
(dékilʹka)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Ukrainian:
кі́лька
(kílʹka)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Urdu:
کئی
(kaī)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Vietnamese:
dăm
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Vietnamese:
vài
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Yiddish:
עטלעך
(etlekh)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Zazaki:
çend (diq)
— consisting of a number more than two, but not very many
Bulgarian:
разни
(razni)
— obsolete: separate, distinct