Standard Lemma guide

several

adj · adv · det · noun · 9 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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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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
  • Estonian: mõni — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Finnish: eri — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Hungarian: saját — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Hungarian: önálló — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Hungarian: egyéni — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Japanese: めいめいの (meimei no) — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Japanese: それぞれの (sorezore no) — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Macedonian: некој (nekoj) — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Macedonian: некои (nekoi) — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Portuguese: diverso — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Portuguese: distinto — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Russian: не́который (nékotoryj) — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Zazaki: tay — obsolete: separate, distinct
  • Amharic: የተለያዩ (yätäläyayu) — diverse; different; various
  • Azerbaijani: müxtəlif — diverse; different; various
  • Bulgarian: разни (razni) — diverse; different; various
  • Bulgarian: различни (različni) — diverse; different; various
  • Bulgarian: разнообразни (raznoobrazni) — diverse; different; various
  • Esperanto: diversa — diverse; different; various
  • Estonian: eri — diverse; different; various
  • Finnish: eri — diverse; different; various
  • Hungarian: különböző — diverse; different; various
  • Hungarian: különféle — diverse; different; various
  • Italian: vari — diverse; different; various
  • Japanese: 別々の (betsubetsu no) — diverse; different; various
  • Japanese: 異なった (kotonatta) — diverse; different; various
  • Japanese: 独自の (dokuji no) — diverse; different; various
  • Japanese: 個別の (kobetsu no) — diverse; different; various
  • Portuguese: vários — diverse; different; various
  • Russian: разли́чный (razlíčnyj) — diverse; different; various
  • Slovak: rozličný — diverse; different; various
  • Slovak: rôzny — diverse; different; various
  • Turkish: çeşitli — diverse; different; various
  • Turkish: muhtelif — diverse; different; various
  • Zazaki: babet — diverse; different; various
  • Finnish: omaperäismaa — obsolete: an area of land in private ownership
  • Japanese: 数人 (sūnin) — each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual
  • Japanese: 数個 (sūko) — each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual
  • Japanese: 別々 (betsubetsu) — archaic: an enclosed or separate place; enclosure
  • Japanese: 独自 (dokuji) — archaic: an enclosed or separate place; enclosure
  • Japanese: 個別 (kobetsu) — archaic: an enclosed or separate place; enclosure
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