English-Thai Dictionary

several

ADJ หลาย  เยอะแยะ  มากกว่า สอง  some any many none lai

 

severally

ADV หลากหลาย  ต่างๆ  นานา  ตามลำดับ  exclusively separately lak-lai

 

severalty

N การ มีเจ้าของ หลาย คน  การ มี หลากหลาย  kan-me-jao-kong-lai-kon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEVERAL

a.[from several. ] 1. Separate; distinct; not common to two or more; as a several fishery; a several estate. A several fishery is one held by the owner of the soil, or by title derived from the owner. A several estate is one held by a tenant in his own right, or a distinct estate unconnected with any other person.
2. Separate; different; distinct.
Divers sorts of beasts came from several parts to drink. Bacon.
Four several armies to the field are lead. Dryden.
3. Divers; consisting of a number; more than two, but not very many. Several persons were present when the event took place.
4. Separate; single; particular.
Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden.
5. Distinct; appropriate.
Each might his several province well command,
Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope.
A joint and several note or bond, is one executed by two or more persons, each of whom is bound to pay the whole, in case the others prove to be insolvent.

 

SEVERAL

n. 1. Each particular, or small number, singly taken.
Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behing them. Addison.
There was not time enough to hear
The severals- Shak.
[This latter use, in the plural, is now infrequent or obsolete. ]
2. An inclosed or separate place; inclosed ground; as, they had their several for the heathen, their several for their own people; put a beast into a several. [These applications are nearly or wholly obsolete. ]
In several, in a state of separation.
Where pastures in several be. [Little used. ] Tusser.

 

SEVERALITY

n.Each particular singly taken; distinction. [Not in use. ]

 

SEVERALIZE

v.t.To distinguish. [Not in use. ]

 

SEVERALLY

adv. Separately; distinctly; apart from others. Call the men severally by name. I could not keep my eye steady on them severally so as to number them. Newton.
To be jointly and severally bound in a contract, is for each obligor to be liable to pay the whole demand, in case the other or others are not able.

 

SEVERALTY

n.A state of separation from the rest, or from all others. An estate in severalty, is that which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person. It is distinguished from joint-tenacy, coparcenary and common.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEVERAL

Sev "er *al, a. Etym: [OF. , fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ separate, different. See Sever, Separate. ]

 

1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope.

 

2. Diverse; different; various. Spenser. Habits and faculties, several, and to be distinguished. Bacon. Four several armies to the field are led. Dryden.

 

3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many; divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the event took place.

 

SEVERAL

SEVERAL Sev "er *al, adv.

 

Defn: By itself; severally. [Obs. ] Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or storehoudses. Robynson (More's Utopia ).

 

SEVERAL

SEVERAL Sev "er *al, n.

 

1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an individual. [Obs. ] There was not time enough to hear. .. The severals. Shak.

 

2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous family, nor left any behind them. Addison.

 

3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [Obs. ] They had their several for heathen nations, their several for the people of their own nation. Hooker. In several, in a state of separation. [R.] "Where pastures in several be. " Tusser.

 

SEVERALITY

Sev `er *al "i *ty, n.; pl. Severalities (.

 

Defn: Each particular taken singly; distinction. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

 

SEVERALIZE

SEVERALIZE Sev "er *al *ize, v. t.

 

Defn: To distinguish. [Obs. ]

 

SEVERALLY

SEVERALLY Sev "er *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Separately; distinctly; apart from others; individually. There must be an auditor to check and revise each severally by itself. De Quincey.

 

SEVERALTY

SEVERALTY Sev "er *al *ty, n.

 

Defn: A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right. Forests which had never been owned in severalty. Bancroft. Estate in severalty (Law ), an estate which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in interest with any other person; -- distinguished from joint tenancy, coparcenary, and common. Blackstone.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

several

sev er al |ˈsev (ə )rəl ˈsɛv (ə )rəl | ▶determiner & pronoun more than two but not many: [ as determiner ] : the author of several books | [ as pronoun ] : Van Gogh was just one of several artists who gathered at Auvers | several of his friends attended. ▶adjective separate or respective: the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities. • Law applied or regarded separately. Often contrasted with joint. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different. ’ usage: See usage at various .

 

severally

sev er al ly |ˈsev (ə )rəlē ˈsevrəli | ▶adverb separately or individually; each in turn: the partners are jointly and severally liable.

 

severalty

sev er al ty |ˈsev (ə )rəltē ˈsɛvərəlti | ▶noun archaic the condition of being separate. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severalte, from several (see several ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

several

sev |eral |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )l | ▶determiner & pronoun more than two but not many: [ as determiner ] : the author of several books | [ as pronoun ] : the programme is one of several in the UK | several of his friends attended. ▶adjective separate or respective: the two levels of government sort out their several responsibilities. • Law applied or regarded separately. Often contrasted with joint. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from medieval Latin separalis, from Latin separ ‘separate, different ’.

 

severally

sev ¦er |al ¦ly |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )li | ▶adverb separately or individually; each in turn: the partners are jointly and severally liable.

 

severalty

sev ¦er |al ¦ty |ˈsɛv (ə )r (ə )lti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic the condition of being separate. PHRASES in severalty Law (of land ) in one's own right as private property, rather than in interest with another. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French severalte, from several (see several ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

several

several adjective 1 several people: some, a number of, a few; various, assorted, sundry, diverse; literary divers. 2 they sorted out their several responsibilities: respective, individual, own, particular, specific; separate, different, disparate, distinct; various.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

several

several adjective 1 several people arrived early: some, a number of, a few, not very many, a handful of, a small group of, various, a variety of, assorted, sundry, diverse; literary divers. ANTONYMS a lot, many. 2 the two levels of government must sort out their several responsibilities: respective, individual, own, particular, specific; separate, different, diverse, disparate, divergent, distinct, discrete; various, sundry. ANTONYMS joint.

 

severally

severally adverb formal a three-person board, the members of which would be severally nominated by the company: separately, individually, singly, discretely; respectively. ANTONYMS jointly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

several

sev er al /sévr (ə )l /〖語源は 「別々の 」〗形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗1 いくつかの , いくらかの , 数人 [個 ]の (!a fewの 「少数 」の具体的な数は文脈によるが, severalは3 --6の数をさすことが多い; ↓語法 ) ▸ Bill stayed there for several days .ビルは数日そこに泊まった ▸ I met this man several times and we became friendly .この男に何度か会って仲良くなった 2 〖通例one 's ～ ＋複数名詞 〗それぞれの , 個々の (individual, separate ); いろいろな (different )▸ They went their several ways .彼らはめいめい別々の方向に進んだ ▸ Several men, several minds .｟ことわざ ｠十人十色 ▸ several kinds of information about the election 選挙に関するさまざまな情報 語法 severalの用法 1 severalは通例3ないし5, 6ぐらいの数量を表し C 名詞だけに用いられるが, someは漠然とした数を表し U 名詞にも用いられる .2 a fewは 「少数の 」の意味を表すがseveralは 「少ない 」の語感を持たない. そのためonly severalとはしない ▸ only a few [╳several ] years ago ほんの数年前に 3 severalは 「いくつかの 」の意味では通例 冠詞 と共に用いることはできない. the several changes は 「そのさまざまな変化 」の意味 ▸ the few [╳the several ] boys その数人の男の子たち 代名詞 〖複数扱い 〗いくらかのもの , いくつか ▸ Several (of her friends ) came to see her in hospital .(友人の )何人かは入院中の彼女の見舞いにやって来た ～ly /-i /副詞 ｟かたく ｠別々に, 各自に .～ty /-ti /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠個別性, 独自性 .