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few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ago — a|go W1S1 [əˈgəu US əˈgou] adv [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: From the past participle of ago to pass away (11 17 centuries), from Old English agan, from gan to go ] used to show how far back in the past something happened 5 minutes/an hour/20 years… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ago */*/*/ — UK [əˈɡəʊ] / US [əˈɡoʊ] adverb Summary: Ago follows a word or expression referring to a period of time. It is usually used with a past tense, not with a perfect tense Collocations: Use ago to say how long before the present time something… … English dictionary
ago*/*/*/ — [əˈgəʊ] adv summary: Ago follows a word or expression that refers to a period of time. It is usually used with a past tense, not with a perfect tense. used for saying how much time has passed since something happened Your wife phoned a few… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
ago — a|go [ ə gəu ] adverb *** Ago follows a word or expression referring to a period of time. It is usually used with a past tense, not with a perfect tense used for saying how much time has passed since something happened: Your wife called a few… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ago — [[t]əgo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ ADV: ADV with v, n ADV, long ADV You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it… … English dictionary
few*/*/*/ — [fjuː] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) grammar word summary: Few or a few can be: ■ a determiner: Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in the barn. ■ a pronoun: Many have tried, but few have succeeded. ♦ A few of the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Never was so much owed by so many to so few — World War II poster containing the famous lines by Winston Churchill Never was so much owed by so many to so few was a wartime speech made by the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill on 20 August 1940. The name stems from the specific line in … Wikipedia
A few acres of snow — [ Frederick II in Potsdam, Prussia. Partial view of an engraving by Pierre Charles Baquoy, after N. A. Monsiau.] A few acres of snow (in the original French, quelques arpents de neige ) is one of several quotations from Voltaire, the 18th century … Wikipedia
