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How to pronounce several in English?

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Synonyms respective, various


specialists in their several fields.
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three several times.
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several letters came in the mail.
several people were injured in the accident.

Examples of several

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Still, several nonpartisan political strategists have pegged the race a toss-up.
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The pair walk together several times a week and play together like fast friends.
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So make sure you tell your doctor that you have several different types of pain.
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Several St. Louis-area restaurants are hosting beer dinners in the coming weeks.
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On several occasions Sarah and Charles have flown within a few feet of Glenshaw.
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I expect another name to be introduced to the mix within the next several weeks.
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An inventory check showed that several gift cards were missing from both purses.
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As will the Stars, particularly if Brown plays as he has the past several weeks.
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He accomplished both, and several of his players joined him in the latter quest.
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More examples
  • Several(a): (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"
  • Respective(a): considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed"
  • Several(p): distinct and individual; "three several times"
  • (severally) independently: apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally"
  • (severally) respectively: in the order given; "the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively"
  • An area of land in private ownership (as opposed to common land); Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual; An enclosed or separate place; enclosure; By itself; severally; Separate, distinct; particular. [15th-19th c.]; A number of different; various. ...
  • (severally) separately
  • (Severally) Partners are individually responsible for decisions made.
  • Individual, separate or distinct. The several states would be the separate, individual states, such as New York, Virginia, Georgia, etc.