few in English

adjective

1

a small number of.

may I ask a few questions?

synonyms: a small number, a handful, one or two, a couple, two or three, not many, hardly any

2

used to emphasize how small a number of people or things is.

he had few friends

synonyms: scarce, scant, meager, insufficient, in short supply, thin on the ground, few and far between, infrequent, uncommon, rare, negligible

noun

1

the minority of people; the elect.

a world that increasingly belongs to the few

adjective

• not many, hardly any, scarcely any, a small number of, a small amount of, one or two, a handful of, little
• scarce, scant, meager, insufficient, in short supply, thin on the ground, few and far between, infrequent, uncommon, rare, negligible

pronoun

• a small number, a handful, one or two, a couple, two or three, not many, hardly any

Use "few" in a sentence

1. Few / A few A few is more than few

2. Few people, few books, few letters A few people, A few books, A few letters A few is a positive idea

3. Here at Shade Tree Aussies we train a few, breed a few, show a few, and sell a few.

4. A little / A few or Little / Few

5. It's the few bad apples, the few rogue soldiers."

6. A few and few without a differ in emphasis

7. Few bands sink so low, few soar this high.

8. Acute onset (over a few hours to a few days)

9. We use A few and few + a plural countable noun

10. 12 A few people, very few, had a healthy scepticism.

11. Brownouts typically last from a few minutes to a few hours

12. Brownouts typically last from a few minutes to a few hours.

13. Few people, few companies, few cities or countries can save the money in advance to pay for all those things.

14. Just a few.

15. But few signed.

16. Quite a few.

17. Cameos can take a few hours or a few days to complete

18. Brownouts can last anywhere from a few moments to a few hours

19. Few: 1 adj a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number “A few weeks ago” “A few more wagons than usual” “an invalid's pleasures are few and far between” “ few roses were still blooming” “ few women have led troops in battle” Synonyms: a couple of , A few more than one but

20. I understand Daniel got into a few scrapes over the last few years.

21. It's a difference if you use A little / a few or little / few

22. Few words, many deeds.

23. Yet, few Witnesses signed.

24. Few countries remained neutral.

25. Peeled a few bits.

26. Removed a few others.

27. Sprinkle a few herbs on the pizza./Sprinkle the pizza with a few herbs.

28. Acute Abdominal pain develops, and often resolves, over a few hours to a few days

29. Just as the Adjectives few, a few, and the few differ from one another in meaning, little, A little and the little have different meanings

30. Quite a few women went to war , and quite a few were killed in action.

31. Rats Chewed through few connections

32. Internments; and a few Bushwhackings

33. Mills warbled a few notes.

34. A few types of Biodegradable …

35. I met a few, ok?

36. There's a few drops left.

37. So few murderers are caught.

38. Few people have amicable divorces.

39. I know a few tricks.

40. Few will mourn his passing.

41. Cavatina contains a few stretches

42. A man of few words.

43. Will here stay few days.

44. A few drops works wonders.

45. Few things could hurt more.

46. You've put on a few.

47. We exchanged a few civilities.

48. Ralph Nader may have had a few, but then again far, far too few to mention.

49. Many survive with few aftereffects.

50. A few accepted that offer.