Collocations for "several"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "several" in context.
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several
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- for several [years, months, hours]
- has been several [years] since
- [happened, occurred] several [years] [before, earlier]
- over the [next, following, coming] several years
- several times [before, during]
- have [done, tried, seen] (it) several times before
- several of us are going to [go, eat, try]
- several [people, fans, users, members] protested
- there are several other [factors, issues]
- there were several [choices, options, chances, opportunities]
- there are several ways to [do, make, cook] it
- several different [types, methods, kinds] of
- several days a week
- several [thousand] [dollars, people, deaths]
- live several [minutes] (away) from
- lives only several [minutes] away
- there are several [near by, close to here]
- including several other [options, opinions]
- contains several [extra, bonus] parts
- the [word, term, phrase] has several meanings
- was able to identify several [issues, problems, doubts]
'several' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adjustment
- ago
- attack
- author
- avenue
- bay
- beat
- between
- bidder
- bidding
- binge
- blackout
- branch
- bundle
- casualty
- charter
- chase
- child
- choice
- chuckle
- cite
- collate
- combine
- compile
- complaint
- component
- composite
- comprise
- concession
- conscience
- consulting
- consume
- cooperation
- country
- county
- crash
- cutting
- dazed
- demonstrate
- depot
- different
- difficulty
- direction
- discharge
- discrepancy
- discussion
- dismiss
- dismissal
- disrupt
- disruption