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- Dictionaryfew/fjuː/
determiner
- 1. a small number of: "may I ask a few questions?"
- 2. used to emphasize how small a number is: "he had few friends"
pronoun
- 1. a small number of people or things: "I will recount a few of the stories told me"
- 2. used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is: "few thought to challenge these assumptions"
plural
- 1. the minority of people; the elect: "art is not just for the few"
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from English Grammar Today. ( A) little and ( a) few are quantifiers meaning ‘some’. Little and few have negative meanings. We use them to mean ‘not as much as may be expected or wished for’. Compare. A little, a few with a noun. We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns:
FEW definition: 1. some, or a small number of something: 2. used in expressions such as "quite a few" to mean…. Learn more.
FEW meaning: 1. some, or a small number of something: 2. used in expressions such as "quite a few" to mean…. Learn more.
A small number of persons or things. This phrase can differ slightly from few used alone, which means “not many.” For example, The party was to end at eight, but a few stayed on indicates that a small number of guests remained, whereas The party began at eight, and few attended means that hardly any guests came.
A FEW is contained in 4 matches in Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Learn definitions, uses, and phrases with a few.
1. : consisting of or amounting to only a small number. one of our few pleasures. 2. : at least some but indeterminately small in number used with a. caught a few fish. fewness noun. 3 of 3. noun. plural in construction. 1. : a small number of units or individuals. a few of them.
not many; a very small number of. Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.
