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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Few \Few\ (f[=u]), a. [Compar. Fewer (f[=u]"[~e]r); superl.
Fewest.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe['a], pl. fe['a]we; akin
to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl.,
Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.
Paucity.]
Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; --
indicating a small portion of units or individuals
constituting a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few
people. ``Are not my days few?'' --Job x. 20.
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Few know and fewer care. --Proverb.
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Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them.
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A few, a small number.
In few, in a few words; briefly. --Shak.
No few, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper.
The few, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the
majority.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Few \Few\ (f[=u]), a. [Compar. Fewer; superl. Fewest.] [OE.
fewe, feawe, AS. fe['a], pl. fe['a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h,
OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl.,
Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. Paucity.]
Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; --
indicating a small portion of units or individuals
constituing a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few
people. ``Are not my days few?'' --Job x. 20.
Few know and fewer care. --Proverb.
Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them.
A few, a small number.
In few, in a few words; briefly. --Shak.
No few, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper.
The few, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the
majority.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
The Few
n.
(lb en historical) The British and Allied fighter pilots during the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Britain in World War II.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
The Few
n.
(lb en historical) The British and Allied fighter pilots during the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Britain in World War II.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
The Few
n.
(lb en historical) The British and Allied fighter pilots during the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Britain in World War II.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
The Few
n.
(lb en historical) The British and Allied fighter pilots during the
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle%20of%20Britain in World War II.
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
the few /ðə fjˈuː/
1. कुछ
"The few who had the information did not come forward with it."
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