First Known Use: before 12th century
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1few
pronoun, plural in construction \ˈfyü\
Definition of FEW
: not many persons or things <few were present> <few of his stories are true>
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Origin of FEW
Middle English fewe, pron. & adjective, from Old English fēawa; akin to Old High German fō little, Latin paucus little, pauper poor, Greek paid-, pais child, Sanskrit putra son
Rhymes with FEW
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
2few
adjective
: not many
: not many but some
Full Definition of FEW
1
: consisting of or amounting to only a small number <one of our few pleasures>
2
: at least some but indeterminately small in number —used with a <caught a few fish>
— few·ness noun
— few and far between
: few in number and infrequently met : rare
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First Known Use of FEW
before 12th century
3few
noun, plural in construction
Definition of FEW
1
: a small number of units or individuals <a few of them>
2
: a special limited number <the discriminating few>
First Known Use of FEW
before 12th century
FEW Defined for Kids
1few
pronoun \ˈfyü\
Definition of FEW for Kids
: not many people or things <Few were prepared to perform.>
2few
adjective
few·erfew·est
Definition of FEW for Kids
: not many but some <I caught a few fish.> <They had few complaints.>
3few
noun
Definition of FEW for Kids
: a small number of people or things <A few of the students are new.>
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