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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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Learn the pronoun, adjective, and noun forms of few, and how to use them in sentences. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of few.
Learn the meaning and grammar of few, a word that can be used as a determiner, pronoun, noun or adjective. Find out how to use few with singular or plural nouns, of, less and fewer, and common expressions.
Learn the meaning and grammar of few, a quantifier meaning 'some' or 'not many'. See examples, synonyms, idioms and contrast with little and fewer.
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.
Few definition: not many but more than one. See examples of FEW used in a sentence.
Learn the meaning, usage, and pronunciation of 'few' as a determiner, adjective, pronoun, quantifier, and noun. See examples, synonyms, and related words for 'few'.
Few and a few are both used in front of nouns, but they do not have the same meaning. You use a few simply to show that you are talking about a small number of people or things.
