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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/fju/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅)

Inflections of 'few' (adj):
fewer
adj comparative
fewest
adj superlative

few
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Sense: Adjective: not many
Synonyms:
not many, not too many, less Collocations, some Collocations, three or four, very few, only a few, fewer, hardly any, almost no, precious few
Antonyms:
many Collocations, numerous Collocations, innumerable, lots, a lot, tons, multiple Collocations, multitudinous, countless Collocations
Sense: Pronoun: small number - preceded by 'a'
Synonyms:
a couple, a handful, a small number, one or two, a smattering, a sprinkling, a scattering, several Collocations
Antonyms:
many Collocations, lots, a lot, tons (informal), loads (informal), multitude, jillion (informal), kazillion (informal), bunch Collocations (informal), heap Collocations (informal)
Sense: Pronoun: hardly any
Synonyms:
not many, hardly any, three or four, some Collocations, several Collocations, scarcely any, almost none, precious few

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