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Definitions in simple English

several

Several things is a small number of things. More than two, but not very many. It rained for several days last week. We changed several of them, but left others untouched.

several

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many several letters came in the mail several people were injured in the accident (= respective, various) considered individually the respective club members specialists in their several fields the various reports all agreed distinct and individual three several times

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Simple sentences

I have several silver coins.
Tom bought several cameras last year.
Geometry is a mathematical science concerned with the study and measurement of lines, angles and curves, and with the shapes which are formed when several lines are joined together.
To speak a foreign language is to break a boundary. To speak many languages is to break several. But to speak Esperanto is to want to break all at once.
I have several friends who speak English well.
Tom has written several short stories, but has not yet published a book.
Several men got angry with Tom in the bar and Tom told them he wasn't afraid to take them on.
I've done this several times before.
Tom has already made several new friends.
Several buckets were scattered around the floor.
Tom has insulted me several times and that's why I don't want to speak with him ever again, either over the phone or in person.
I've read several books about serial killers.
Tom spent several weeks in Australia.
She lied to me several times, so I don't believe her.
He came several times.
He has been warned on several occasions.
Air is a mixture of several gases.
Several bridges have been damaged or swept away.
The strong wind cut the electric wires in several places.
The temperature fell several degrees.
Several houses were carried away by the great flood.
There are several flowers. One is red, another is white, and the others are yellow.
After several delays, the plane finally left.
London was bombed several times.
There are several customers in the restaurant.
There were several rooms still vacant.
To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed out.
It took me several hours to write it.
There were several stars to be seen in the sky.
There are several books on the desk.
It rained for several days on end.
In Germany today, anti-violence rallies took place in several cities, including one near Hamburg where three Turks were killed in an arson attack on Monday.

Movie subtitles

You flew over us several times, You know very well where we are.
We've had no rain in several days (Hasa Diga Eebowai!
That's why humans are weak in several aspects.
We examined every other orifice several times but found no evidence.
I saw her several times. Once in the library and in the hall.
Admittedly, it was last Sunday, but before that not for several years.
After several other false accusations, it became clear that Scarlett wasn't around.
I remember his wife died several years ago so, there is no Mrs Claus. Smell that?
Trying to eliminate several scenarios.
Better to point the finger at one or several of Evan's rivals.
It was a harrowing scene as families took cover from several hundred rounds of ammunition Sunday evening.
I understand you left behind several creditors.
We found several corpses on the property.
See, unfortunately several years ago.
That could take several minutes or even longer.
Kapteyn began enthusiastically and it took him several years to finish the work.
Fortunately the Dutch Telecommunication Service (PTT) had moved several german radar dishes from the dunes to the radio station at Kootwijk.
In addition, several measurements had been done at each position, because the radio emission is weak and the receiver has quite some noise.
In this survey we not only observed along the Milky Way equator, but also 10 degrees above and 10 degrees below. We observed several hundreds of positions.
It was so nice that it proudly hang on a wall in the Observatory for months and went to several international conferences.
You think a man can love several women at once?
You think a man can love several women simultaneously?
Your brain's processing speed has been boosted by a factor of several hundred times.
El Chapo has not been eating for several days and he says he has a stomachache.
After several months, Arlette and Jean now hated each other.
Several weeks had passed since her coming and still she lingered.
A minute passes, then several more.
She knew at that point, after she'd had several encounters with this guy, it turned out to be young Peter hale that was just a figment of her imagination.
Around next month, I'm going to be leaving for China for several years, so the timing is just right. While I was traveling abroad, though it's not as much as you, I managed to make some money, too.
I'm gonna take several.
Then I was taken to a hospital, where I spent several weeks.
My fellow, we have several survivors from the last wreck still in the house.
Monsieur La Valle, there are several questions I've been wanting to ask you for quite a while.
We came across several of these caravans: of 10, 30, 50 men.
We came upon another group several days later.
This usually takes several weeks.
The leaves gradually decompose. And, several months later:.they can be used as fertiliser.
The body was placed on a trough and carried for several miles through the thickets.
Before we go any further, gentlemen. I wish to appeal to a boy. Who has been annoying our class for several days.
I knocked several times.

News and current affairs

It is heartening that several Nigerian senators have recently been in the forefront of efforts to strengthen the rule of law in the oil sector.
Individuals given the drug were less willing to sacrifice an individual to save the lives of several others.
Communism's fall saw the appearance of several small states in Europe.
The likelihood of recurring growth scares for the next several years implies little hope for new and creative approaches to post-crisis monetary and fiscal policies.
Nevertheless, following a violently contested parliamentary election in 2005, in which more than 30 parties participated, Meles demonstrated open contempt for democratic pluralism and press freedom, jailing several journalists in recent years.
NEW YORK - Great social change occurs in several ways.
In November, the Committee concluded that Germany had failed to police the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe regarding its complicity in the forced eviction of several villages in Uganda to make way for a large coffee plantation.
The Dutch populist leader Geert Wilders, for example, has denounced Queen Beatrix on several occasions as a leftist, elitist, and multiculturalist.
Several studies show that people who are generous are typically happier and more satisfied with their lives than those who do not give.
Several of these are also being advanced within the Bush administration.
Moreover, there are several objective reasons why the current friction between Europe and the US is unlikely to lead to divorce.
Several states, including California, now spend more on prisons than they do on higher education.
The reality is the opposite: for several reasons, growth will slow further in the second half of 2012 and be even lower in 2013 - close to stall speed.
Obama has remained silent about reform of Medicare and Social Security, whose long-run deficits are several times the national debt.
One or both of these agencies would then have an account with several billion dollars.
The cop, joined by several colleagues, arrested the professor for disorderly conduct.
Abroad, Egyptian lawmakers were so exercised over the prospect of the French head of state sharing a bed with his girlfriend that several vented their disapproval on the floor of the parliament.
Renminbi-denominated government bonds were issued in London, and plans were laid to create new trading platforms for the currency in several European financial centers.
The Afghan government must take several steps to protect women fully.
Thirty African governments have ratified the ICC's governing statute, and several of the Court's 18 judges hail from Africa, as does a substantial portion of its staff.
Coal has historically played a crucial role as a source of energy worldwide, and has several important advantages over other fossil fuels. First is its relative abundance.
But, partly because several African countries have escaped the hang-over from the global credit crisis, more investors are focusing on business opportunities there.
Indeed, Arafat has had several roles, and in each of them his stature has been unique.
As a result of this policy shift - and the recent killing of a South Korean tourist in North Korea's Kumgang Mountains - official dialogue between North and South has stopped for the past several months.
Nigeria to South Africa (and vice-versa); and several countries, including China, Indonesia, and South Korea, might resist creating a permanent seat for Japan.
To guarantee that Iran never acquires a nuclear bomb, the US would need to maintain military pressure on Iran for several years.

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