"a few" meaning in English

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Determiner

Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|head=}} a few, {{en-det}} a few
  1. A small number of; more than two. Translations (a small number of): قَلِيل (qalīl) (Arabic), бер нисә (ber nisə) (Bashkir), не́калькі (njékalʹki) [plural] (Belarusian), 幾個 (Chinese Mandarin), 几个 (jǐgè) (Chinese Mandarin), 一些 (yīxiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 若干 (ruògān) (Chinese Mandarin), několik (Czech), kelkaj (Esperanto), muutama (Finnish), jokunen (Finnish), quelques (French), einige (German), ein paar (German), kèk (Haitian Creole), כמה (kama) (Hebrew), néhány (Hungarian), pár (Hungarian), egypár (Hungarian), cúpla [masculine] (Irish), pochi (Italian), alcuni (Italian), 약간 (yakgan) (Korean), не́колку (nékolku) (Macedonian), ма́лку (málku) (Macedonian), wana [class-2] (Maore Comorian), kilka (Polish), kilku (Polish), niewiele (Polish), niewielu (Polish), alguns (Portuguese), uns (Portuguese), не́сколько (néskolʹko) (Russian), немно́го (nemnógo) (Russian), unos (Spanish), algunos (Spanish), uchache wa (Swahili), några (Swedish), декілька (dekilʹka) (Ukrainian), небага́то (nebaháto) (Ukrainian), -jhege (Wutunhua), אַ פּאָר (a por) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-a_few-en-det-3Izt8B9u

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} a few
  1. A small number of things. Derived forms: quite a few Translations (a small number of things): قَلِيل (qalīl) (Arabic), не́калькі (njékalʹki) [plural] (Belarusian), ня́колко (njákolko) (Bulgarian), 一寡 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), (di¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 幾個 (Chinese Mandarin), 几个 (jǐgè) (Chinese Mandarin), 一些 (yīxiē) (Chinese Mandarin), 若干 (ruògān) (Chinese Mandarin), několik (Czech), muutama (Finnish), jokunen (Finnish), quelques-uns (French), einige (German), wenige (German), ein paar (German), कुछ (kuch) (Hindi), cúpla [masculine] (Irish), beagán [masculine] (Irish), pochi (Italian), un pò di (Italian), 幾つか (ikutsuka) (alt: いくつか) (Japanese), 少数 (shōsū) (alt: しょうすう) (Japanese), 二、三の (alt: に、さんの, ni, san no) (Japanese), (myeot) (Korean), не́колку (nékolku) (Macedonian), kilka (Polish), um pouco (Portuguese), câțiva [masculine, plural] (Romanian), câteva [feminine, neuter, plural] (Romanian), не́сколько (néskolʹko) (Russian), немно́го (nemnógo) (Russian), не̏колико [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nȅkoliko [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), niekoľko (Slovak), nekaj (Slovene), pocos (Spanish), ஒரு சில (oru cila) (Tamil), కొన్ని (konni) (english: things) (Telugu), కొందరు (kondaru) (english: people) (Telugu), де́кілька (dékilʹka) (Ukrainian), کُچھ (kuch) (Urdu), một vài (Vietnamese), אַ פּאָר (a por) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-a_few-en-pron-Cw12isDV Categories (other): English determiners, English pronouns Disambiguation of English determiners: 0 100 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 0 100

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          "word": "몇"
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    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "muutama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "jokunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "quelques"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "einige"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "ein paar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "kèk"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kama",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "כמה"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "néhány"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "pár"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "egypár"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cúpla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "pochi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "alcuni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yakgan",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "약간"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nékolku",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "не́колку"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "málku",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "ма́лку"
    },
    {
      "code": "swb",
      "lang": "Maore Comorian",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "tags": [
        "class-2"
      ],
      "word": "wana"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "kilka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "kilku"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "niewiele"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "niewielu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "alguns"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "uns"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "néskolʹko",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "не́сколько"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nemnógo",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "немно́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "unos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "algunos"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "uchache wa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "några"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dekilʹka",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "декілька"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nebaháto",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "небага́то"
    },
    {
      "code": "wuh",
      "lang": "Wutunhua",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "-jhege"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "a por",
      "sense": "a small number of",
      "word": "אַ פּאָר"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a few"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English determiners",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English pronouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "quite a few"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "a few",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Regrets, I've had a few, but then again too few to mention.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Did everyone go home? --No, a few (of them) are still chatting.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small number of things."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "qalīl",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "قَلِيل"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njékalʹki",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "не́калькі"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "njákolko",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "ня́колко"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "di¹",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "啲"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "zh-min-nan",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "一寡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "幾個"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jǐgè",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "几个"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīxiē",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "一些"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ruògān",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "若干"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "několik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "muutama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "jokunen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "quelques-uns"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "einige"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "wenige"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "ein paar"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kuch",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "कुछ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cúpla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "beagán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "pochi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "un pò di"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いくつか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ikutsuka",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "幾つか"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しょうすう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shōsū",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "少数"
    },
    {
      "alt": "に、さんの, ni, san no",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "二、三の"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "myeot",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "몇"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nékolku",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "не́колку"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "kilka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "um pouco"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "câțiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "câteva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "néskolʹko",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "не́сколько"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nemnógo",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "немно́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "не̏колико"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nȅkoliko"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "niekoľko"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "nekaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "pocos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "oru cila",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "ஒரு சில"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "english": "things",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "konni",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "కొన్ని"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "english": "people",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "kondaru",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "కొందరు"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dékilʹka",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "де́кілька"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "kuch",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "کُچھ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "một vài"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "a por",
      "sense": "a small number of things",
      "word": "אַ פּאָר"
    }
  ],
  "word": "a few"
}

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