mehrere

I unbest. Pron. several; mehrere kamen zu spät several (people) came too late; sie standen zu mehreren im Hof several (oder a number) of them were standing in the courtyard; mehreres several (oder a number of) things

II Adj. several

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several (Pl.)

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meh|re|re ['meːrərə]

indef pron

several; (= verschiedene auch) various

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1) (more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) several

2) (some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) several

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meh·re·re

[ˈme:rərə]

pron indef

1. adjektivisch (einige) several attr, a number of attr

2. substantivisch (einige)

▪ \mehrere [von jdm/etw] several [of sb/sth]

\mehrere davon several [of them]

von \mehreren by/from several persons

wir fahren immer zu \mehreren there are always several of us to a car

3. adjektivisch (mehr als eine) various

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mehrere

A. indef pr several;

mehrere kamen zu spät several (people) came too late;

sie standen zu mehreren im Hof several (oder a number) of them were standing in the courtyard;

mehreres several (oder a number of) things

B. adj several