Fewer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈfjuːər|
Brit.  |ˈfjuːə|  British pronunciation of the word fewer

adjective

- (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
fewer birds came this year
the birds are fewer this year
fewer trains were late

Extra examples

There are precious few of them left.

Many are invited but few are chosen.

Each volunteer spent one night a week in the cathedral. A few spent two.

His ideas are very difficult, and few people understand them.

They may be fewer in number than was supposed.

I have a few friends in this town.

The fewer the better. посл.

This treatment causes fewer ill effects.

He caught fewer fish than the rest of us.

There are fewer children at the school this year.

There are fewer job opportunities this year for graduates.

Because of our lack of money, we have to limit ourselves to fewer options.

The net result of the new bridge will be fewer traffic jams.

...taxes were lowered, and consequently complaints were fewer...

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