Does a few mean 3?

Does a few mean 3?

While many would agree that few means three or more, the dictionary definition is, “not many but more than one.” So, a few cannot be one, but it can be as low as two.

How much is a few years?

To a twenty-year-old, a few years would be about 3. To an eighty-year-old, a few years could be 20 or more.

How much is a couple of years?

a year is about one year, but less specific. a couple of years is around two years, give or take a bit, but even though people use couple in much the same way as they would a handful or a few, most folks see a couple as meaning two, specifically.

How much is a couple of months?

Speaking precisely, “every couple of months” does mean “every two months”. However, some people are a little looser with the meaning of “couple”, which really should mean “two”. Your speaker might well have meant “every few months” or “every two or three months”. I would wait for two months before asking again.

How long is a couple of weeks?

two weeks

What a couple of weeks mean?

Most people know that “a couple of weeks” is slang for a time period that is more than one week but too short to be measured in months. The exact meaning of “a couple of weeks” was central to the recent Tennessee Court of Appeals case Simpson v.

How many is several months?

How many months is “a few months”? In American English, “a few” would be between three and five. If it were only two (or perhaps three), we’d say “a couple”. “Several” would probably be about five to seven or eight.

What is the difference between several and many?

“Several” is used to mean more than “some” but less than “many.” Again, there is no exact number. The dictionary says it means more than a few but not a great number. “Many,” like the other words, has no exact number associated with it.

What does it mean by several months?

Several months means many months..may be 5-6 or more months. Some months can be 2-3 months.. A few months can be 1-2months…Actually this is not a scale to measure those words..

What does she’s a handful mean?

a handful informal someone who is difficult to control, especially a child: Daisy’s only three and she’s quite a handful.

What is bigger than a handful?

Handful is about <5. Fistful is 10-20. The numbers will vary from person to person, but fistful will always be bigger.