few
/fjuː/
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Translation
A small number of things or people; not many.
Word origin
Comes from the Old English word feawe, meaning a small number.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- feawe
Examples
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"Few" shows the number of people was small.
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Here "few" means a small number of books.
today.
"Few" shows there are not many cars.
"Few" means a small number. You use it with things you can count, like people, books, or days. "A few" sounds friendly and means some, while "few" on its own can sound like not enough. The opposite is "many".
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