LEARNit Dictionary
few
determiner, adjective
/fjuː/
UK
/fjuː/
US
A1
1
A1
used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’, ‘some’
اندک, چند
2
A2
used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘not many’
اندک, تعداد کم
Few people understand the difference.
There seem to be fewer tourists around this year.
Very few students learn Latin now.
The player with the fewest points wins.
pronoun
/fjuː/
UK
/fjuː/
US
A1
1
A1
a small number of people, things or places; some
چند, اندک
2
A2
not many people, things or places
اندک, تعداد کم, معدود
Very few of his books are worth reading.
You can pass with
as few as
25 points.
(formal)
Few will argue with this conclusion.
3
A2
not as many as
چند, اندک, تعداد کمی, اندکی
Fewer than 20 students passed all the exams.
There are
no fewer than
100 different species in the area.
4
used with a plural verb to mean ‘a small group of people’
چند نفر, اندکی, تعدادی کم
Real power belongs to the few.
She was one of
the chosen few
.