FYI I found the definition of \'Several\'.
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Several\" is a term that refers to a quantity that is more than two but not many.
Several people\" could mean eight or nine in a crowd of hundreds, but four or five in a crowd of 10.
\"Several assignments\" could mean more than two or three assignments.
\"Several types of ice cream\" could mean more than two or three types of ice cream.
By definition, several means three or more (but often less than many, which we will cover next.) So, if several party-goers out of a group of nine were intoxicated, several could correctly be translated as three or four.
That\'s why you\'ve experienced winter several times sounds awkward for me. ^_^.
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Thank you for this Sir [이름]. Yes, several can be used in this way as you have posted to refer to quantity, but the word several can also be used in the phrase \"SEVERAL TIMES\" to talk about FREQUENCY. This is a correct phrase to use when referring to something that happened on multiple occasions. It is synonymous to \"multiple times\", \"numerous times\", \"on several occassions\", etc.
My sentence was \"You have experienced winter several times (in your whole life).\" I used it to refer to the frequency of experiencing winter in your life, not in a year. Since you have lived in a country with fours seasons, you definitely have experienced winter several times or more than once. I don\'t know the exact number of winters you have gone through because you have also lived in countries without winter, but I\'m definitely sure you have experienced winter not just once in your whole life.
Other example of sentences using \"several times\"
My sentence was \"You have experienced winter several times (in your whole life).\" I used it to refer to the frequency of experiencing winter in your life, not in a year. Since you have lived in a country with fours seasons, you definitely have experienced winter several times or more than once. I don\'t know the exact number of winters you have gone through because you have also lived in countries without winter, but I\'m definitely sure you have experienced winter not just once in your whole life.
Other example of sentences using \"several times\"
Recently it has happened several times.
English This has been raised several times.
English We have discussed it several times.
English It has happened several times before.
English We have criticized this several times.
English We have, in fact, said this several times before.
English The rapporteur rightly mentioned the agreement with Morocco several times.
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