few
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A small number of people or things
- adjective
- /fjuː/
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- I think this is safe to leave here for a few hours.
- few years
- very few
- only a few
And that's just in the first few days, first few hours.
- And that's just in the first few days, first few hours.
- Now, I do want to point a few things out.
- So I haven't filmed in a few days because of this.
- It's have the last few years felt a little crazy?
- I do lack just a few common domestic skills.
- And then I want to say it was a few days later.
- So, so, so mammals have very few births per litter.
- It's small fire in a world where only a few fallen sparks persist.
- It's also damaging because few immigrants are rich.
- So we'll bring them in for a few days, stabilize them.
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Yes, I have read quite a few in my time, sir.
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And then I want to say it was a few days later.
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And I can just imagine like a few weeks, it's over.
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Now, I do want to point a few things out.
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I do lack just a few common domestic skills.
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All right, I have a few more questions.
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I tried calling a few times this evening.
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We'd like to ask you a few questions.
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You'll be with your husband in a few hours.
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I only have a few cookies left in the jar.
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Etymology
Few comes from an old English word fēawe that meant 'not many' or 'little', and it has kept that simple idea. Think of a small handful of things — that small number is exactly what few means today.