several

sev·er·al  (svr-l, svrl)

adj.

1. Being of a number more than two or three but not many: several miles away.

2. Single; distinct: "Pshaw! said I, with an air of carelessness, three several times" (Laurence Sterne).

3. Respectively different; various: They parted and went their several ways. See Synonyms at distinct.

4. Law Relating separately to each party of a bond or note.

pron. (used with a pl. verb)

An indefinite but small number; some or a few: Several of the workers went home sick.

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[Middle English, separate, from Anglo-Norman, from Medieval Latin sparlis, sperlis, from Latin spar, from sparre, to separate; see separate.]

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sever·al·ly adv.

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several

Adjective

1. more than a few: I spoke to several doctors

2. Formal various or separate: the members with their several occupations

3. Formal distinct or different: misfortune visited her three several times [Medieval Latin separalis]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
	2.	several - considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" respective, various individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
	3.	several - distinct and individual; "three several times" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"

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several

adjective various, different, diverse, divers (archaic) assorted, disparate, indefinite, sundry

Translations

several [ˈsɛvərl] adj, pron → varios/as m/fpl; algunos/as m/fpl;

several of us → varios de nosotros;

several times → varias veces

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several [ˈsɛvərl] adj, pron → plusieurs pl;

several of us → plusieurs d'entre nous;

several times → plusieurs fois

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several [ˈsɛvərl] adj → einige, mehrere

pron → einige;

several of us → einige von uns;

several times → einige Male, mehrmals

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several [ˈsɛvərl] adj, pron → alcuni/e, diversi/e;

several of us → alcuni di noi;

several times → diverse volte

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several

adj several [ˈsevrəl]

more than one or two, but not a great many Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter. verskeie عِدَّة неколцина několik adskillige mehrere μερικοί varios mitu چند نفر usea plusieurs אֲחָדִים अनेक nekoliko különféle, több beberapa nokkrir, fáeinir vari, parecchi いくつかの 몇몇의 keli daži; vairāki agak banyak verscheidene flere, atskillige kilka vários mai mulţi несколько niekoľko nekaj, več nekoliko flera, åtskilliga หลาย ๆ birkaç 幾個(多於一兩個，少於許多) кілька, декілька ایک یا دو سے زیادہ لیکن بہت زیادہ نہیں vài, dăm ba 几个（多于一两个，少于许多）

pron

some or a few Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken. verskeie عدَدٌ من، بَعْض няколко několik, pár flere mehrere μερικοί, αρκετοί varios mõned بعضي از jotkut, jotkin plusieurs; quelques אֲחָדִים कई, कुछ nekoliki, više njih több sebagian nokkrir parecchi; alcuni いくつか 몇 사람, 몇 개 keli daži; vairāki beberapa enkele noen, flere niektórzy vários mai mulţi; unii некоторые niekoľko, pár nekateri nekoliko flera stycken มีบ้าง; สองสามคน birkaçı, bazıları 數個 деякі; декілька چند، متعدد vài 数个