few
/fjuː/
determiner
- A small number of; not many.
- She has few close friends, but they are very loyal.
- There are few opportunities to see such a rare bird in the wild.
- Few people showed up to the meeting because of the rain.
pronoun
- A small number of people or things.
- Of all the books in the library, few are as old as this one.
- Many applied, but few were chosen for the team.
- Few have ever climbed that mountain without help.
adjective
- Not many; small in number.
- He spent his few free hours reading.
- A few brave soldiers held the line against the attack.
- The few remaining seats were quickly taken.