MANY vs SEVERAL: NOUN
- [The phrase a many (as well as a pretty many) is now rare or colloquial; yet a good many and a great many are still in common use.]
- A considerable number: with the indefinite article, and followed by of expressed or understood.
- A multitude; a great aggregate; specifically, the mass of people; the generality; the common herd.
- See meiny.
- A large indefinite number.
- The majority of the people; the masses.
- A retinue of servants; a household.
- A large or considerable number.
- A considerable number.
- The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community.
- In a state of separation.
- An enclosed or separate place; enclosure.
- An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land).
- An inclosed or separate place; inclosure.
- Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many.
- Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual.
- An outer garment for women, introduced about 1860 and named in France from the English word, in allusion to the different uses to which the garment could be put: its form could be changed by folding, buttoning, etc., so that it should make a shawl, a burnoose, or other garment at pleasure.
- An inclosed or separate place; specifically, a piece of inclosed ground adjoining a common field; an inclosed pasture or field, as opposed to an open field or common.
- A particular person; an individual.
- That which is separate; a particular or peculiar thing; a private or personal possession.
MANY vs SEVERAL: ADJECTIVE
- A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as' or `too' or `so' or `that'; amounting to a large but indefinite number
- Too numerous; hence, too powerful.
- The majority; -- opposed to the few. See Many, n.
- Many a one; many persons.
- A large number taken distributively; each one of many.
- Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.
- Being one of a large indefinite number; numerous.
- Amounting to or consisting of a large indefinite number.
- Single; distinct.
- Regarded as separate, especially with regard to tort liability or legal obligation, such that each individual involved is fully responsible for the liability or obligation.
- Being of a number more than two or three but not many.
- (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
- Distinct and individual
- Respectively different; various: : distinct.
- Considered individually
- Separate; distinct; particular; single.
- Diverse; different; various.
- Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry.
MANY vs SEVERAL: ADVERB
- N/A
- By itself; severally.
MANY vs SEVERAL: PRONOUN
- A collective mass of people.
- An indefinite large number of people or things.
- A large number of persons or things.
- An indefinite but small number; some or a few.
MANY vs SEVERAL: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Being or consisting of a large number of units or individuals; numerous: often used alone, the noun being understood. See many, n.
- Being one of a large number; belonging to an aggregate or category, considered singly as one of a kind: followed by a, an, or another, used distributively. The phrase many a one, so used, was formerly many one without the article.
- Being of a certain number, large or small; plural (especially in the phrase the many as opposed to the one): after a term of qualification (as, so, too, and especially how in interrogations): often with the qualified noun omitted: as, how many people were there? how many will go? as many as the room will hold; not so many as before; too many men are dishonest.
- Much.
- Such a number indefinitely or distributively: as, he took so many of these, and so many of those, and so many of the others.
- (determiner) An indefinite large number of.
- (idiom) (as many) The same number of.
- Separated; apart; not together.
- Individual; not common to two or more; separate; particular.
- Different; diverse; various; as, they went their several ways; it has happened three several times.
- Single; particular; distinct.
- In law, separable and capable of being treated as separate from, though it may be not wholly independent of, another.
- Consisting of or comprising an indefinite number greater than one; more than one or two, but not many; divers.
- = Syn. 2–4. Distinct, etc. See different.
- To divide or break up into severals; make several instead of common.
- Separately; individually; diversely; in different ways.
MANY vs SEVERAL: RELATED WORDS
- Often, All, Innumerable, Myriad, Few, Countless, Several, Umteen, Many an, Many a, Many another, Galore, Umpteen, Some, Numerous
- Other, Variety, Myriad, Seven, Multiple, Couple, Countless, Many, Few, Numerous, Individual, Respective, Different, Some, Various
MANY vs SEVERAL: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Often, All, Innumerable, Myriad, Few, Countless, Several, Umteen, Many another, Many an, Many a, Galore, Umpteen, Some, Numerous
- Other, Variety, Myriad, Seven, Multiple, Couple, Countless, Many, Few, Numerous, Individual, Respective, Different, Some, Various
MANY vs SEVERAL: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- It makes sense on so many levels and for so many purposes.
- Women and children are suffering in many parts of the world in many ways.
- My Theology of Church and Ministry Church can mean many things to many people.
- Islamabad opposes drone strikes and has told the US many times that they kill too many innocent civilians.
- Many clients in Sangli have approached us many times to avail the benefits of our services.
- Many victims in a criminal case receive restitution orders upon sentencing; however, many go unenforced.
- There are many, many others far too numerous to include in this brief article.
- There are many churches in the world today, and in those churches are many people and many kinds of theology.
- There are many travel places near by and so many lakes.
- We have published many articles and held many seminars about prompt payment across Canada, and have many more planned for Alberta specifically.
- Ride several times over the past few years.
- For example, it is not unusual for a new IRP account to take several hours to several days to complete.
- After several cars go by without stopping, the crop duster abruptly turns towards Roger and, to his amazement, makes several attacking passes at him.
- She crossed the Iron Curtain several times, often alone, to visit her native village in Slovakia several times.
- Creating a character consists of several steps, each allowing several options to customize your character and its look.
- In this section, we also clarify at several points that the collector, not the employee, performs several tasks.
- Thumbnail view displays several files from a selected box, folder or several pages of the selected document.
- There are several different sets available, allowing for several different wines to be tasted.
- The safe has several interior options and the customers can choose several configurations.
- WOBC courses are held at various installations throughout the country, and last from several weeks to several months.
MANY vs SEVERAL: QUESTIONS
- How many international institutions are there in Geneva?
- How many championships have the Pittsburgh Steelers won?
- How many employees does National Park Service have?
- How many governments has the United States overthrown?
- How many times has prehensility evolved in platyrrhines?
- How many nonstop routes does Frontier Airlines have?
- How many direct subordinates should a manager have?
- How many terminals are there at Manchester Airport?
- How many Granite Mountain Hotshots survived the fire?
- How many chromatids in chromosomes during anaphase?
- Why do molecules have stability across several atoms?
- Why do we celebrate masses with several intentions?
- Why are sandals available in several different colors?
- Is chlorophyll composed of one or several pigments?
- What are several like pictures framed together called?
- Does Aaron Bruno work through several Christmas quandaries?
- Do you provide coupon inserts from several regions?
- What might a bounded context expose several subdomains?
- Why use ingredients on several different menu items?
- What occurs when several meters are played simultaneously?