Definisi : a good ~, quite a ~, agak banyak, banyak juga; have had a ~ too many, (colloq) mabuk sedikit, agak mabuk; not a ~, bukan sedikit; the ~, minority, golongan kecil: privileges for the ~, hak-hak istimewa utk golongan kecil; very ~, hanya /segelintir, sebilangan kecil/ saja. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : n 1. several, beberapa + approp n: most of his friends deserted him but a faithful ~ remained, kebanyakan kawannya meninggalkannya tetapi beberapa orang yg setia masih berada di sisinya; I threw away some of my old shoes but kept a ~, saya membuang beberapa pasang kasut lama saya tetapi menyimpan beberapa pasang lagi; 2. not many, tdk banyak, sedikit saja; (of persons) tdk /banyak, ramai/, sedikit saja: in this area there used to be hundreds of windmills, but ~ remain today, dahulu di kawasan ini terdapat beratus-ratus kincir angin, tetapi sekarang tinggal sedikit saja; ~ are prepared to believe him, tdk banyak yg bersedia utk mempercayainya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ and far between, jarang-jarang + approp v: good cooks are ~ and far between, tukang masak yg bagus jarang-jarang ditemui; /a good, quite/ a ~, agak banyak, banyak juga: a good ~ articles have been written on the greenhouse effect, agak banyak makalah yg ditulis ttg kesan rumah hijau; a /man, woman/ of ~ words, (orang yg) tdk banyak bercakap; not a ~, /bukan, tdk/ sedikit: not a ~ people have criticized me for this, bukan sedikit orang yg mengkritik saya ttg hal ini; very ~, hanya /segelintir, sedikit, sebilangan kecil/ saja; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : adj 1. several, a. (foll by noun of measurement) beberapa: in the next ~ days, dlm beberapa hari lagi; a ~ dollars only, beberapa dolar sahaja; he walked for a ~ miles, dia berjalan beberapa batu; b. (foll by other nouns) beberapa + approp classifier: in a ~ well chosen words, dlm beberapa patah perkataan yg berkesan; a ~ friends called in at the house, beberapa orang kawan singgah di rumah; 2. not many, tdk banyak, sedikit saja; (of persons) tdk /banyak, ramai/, sedikit saja: he had ~ chances to enjoy himself, dia tdk mempunyai peluang yg banyak utk bersuka-suka; ~ books have been read by so many people, tdk banyak buku yg dibaca oleh orang seramai itu; ~ people live to be a hundred, tdk ramai orang yg dapat hidup sampai seratus tahun; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)