a number of

phrase

Several.

“a goodly number of cheeses”

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Several.

    a goodly number of cheeses

    2 more examples

    A number of people have commented on it.

    There are a large number of problems with the log-in system.

  2. Several of.

    I spoke with a number of them about it.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see a, number, of.

Translations

Bulgarian ня́колко
  • ня́колко (njákolko)several
Chinese Mandarin 幾個 /几个, 一些
  • 幾個 /几个 (jǐgè)several
  • 一些 (yīxiē)several
  • 若干 (ruògān)several
  • 幾個 /几个 (jǐgè)several of
  • 一些 (yīxiē)several of
  • 若干 (ruògān)several of
Finnish moni, moni
  • moniseveral
  • moniseveral of
Polish liczba, ilość
  • liczbaseveral
  • ilośćseveral
  • kilkaseveral of
Portuguese um número de, uma quantidade de
  • um número deseveral
  • uma quantidade deseveral
  • um tanto deseveral
  • um tanto deseveral of
Russian ряд, не́сколько
  • ряд (rjad)several
  • не́сколько (néskolʹko)several
  • ряд (rjad)several of
  • не́сколько (néskolʹko)several of
Spanish una cantidad de, varios de
  • una cantidad deseveral
  • varios deseveral of
Ukrainian кі́лька, де́кілька
  • кі́лька (kílʹka)several
  • де́кілька (dékilʹka)several
  • кі́лька (kílʹka)several of
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APA

a number of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20number%20of

MLA

“a number of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20number%20of. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a number of,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20number%20of.

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