few (A1)

determiner

Pronunciation: /fjuː/

Definition

A small number of people or things.

Examples

• Few people know the answer to this question.

• I have few friends in this city.

• There were few cars on the road this morning.

How to Use few

a few (prepositional phrase)

A small number of. — "I need a few minutes to finish this."

few of (prepositional phrase)

A small number from a larger group. — "Few of the students attended the lecture."

Synonyms of few

Words with a similar meaning to few:

• some
• several
• limited
• scarce

Antonyms of few

Words with the opposite meaning to few:

• many
• plenty

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