fewer
/ˈfjuːə(r)/determiner
उच्चारण फ़्यूअर
(संख्या में) कम, अपेक्षाकृत कम
Basic word
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~ + plural noun
used with plural countable nouns to mean a smaller number of people or things; the comparative form of few
(संख्या में) कम, अपेक्षाकृत कम
- Fewer students failed the exam this year.
- There are fewer trains on Sundays.
- Radhika made fewer mistakes than anyone else in the class.
+ 3 more examples
- Fewer people travel by train during the rains.
- There were fewer questions in the second paper.
- I made fewer errors this time than last month.
Opposite more
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~ (than…) | ~ of sb/sth
a smaller number of people or things
कम लोग या चीज़ें
- Fewer than twenty people came to the meeting.
- Many applied, but fewer of them were selected than last year.
- Fewer of the candidates passed the interview round.
+ 2 more examples
- Fewer than half the seats were filled.
- Fewer and fewer of them speak the old language.
Opposite more
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fewer + plural countable noun
Use fewer before plural nouns you can count. For uncountable nouns, use less.
गिने जा सकने वाले plural noun से पहले 'fewer' आता है; uncountable noun के लिए 'less' आता है।
- Fewer students came to class today.
- There are fewer mangoes in the basket this week.
fewer than + number
Use fewer than before a number or a counted amount, as the comparative of few.
संख्या या गिनी हुई मात्रा से पहले 'fewer than' आता है।
- Fewer than fifty people attended the lecture.
- The team won with fewer than twenty runs to spare.
fewer of + the / pronoun
As a pronoun, fewer can be followed by of with a definite noun or a pronoun such as them or us.
Pronoun के रूप में 'fewer' के बाद the वाले noun या them, us जैसे pronoun के साथ 'of' आ सकता है।
- Fewer of the candidates passed this year.
- Fewer of us went to the picnic.
no fewer than
No fewer than stresses that a number is surprisingly large.
'No fewer than' यह दिखाता है कि संख्या अपेक्षा से अधिक है।
- No fewer than six hundred students applied for fifty seats.
- He made no fewer than five mistakes.
+Collocations 5
fewer + noun
peoplestudentsmistakesaccidentscarshours
- Fewer accidents happened after the new signal was installed.
verb + fewer
havemakegetseeneedattract
- The shop gets fewer customers in the afternoon.
fewer and fewer
peopletreesbirdschildrenvisitors
- Fewer and fewer children play outdoors these days.
fewer + than
tenlast yearexpectedbeforeusual
- Fewer candidates appeared than the board had expected.
far / many fewer
far fewermany fewerslightly fewereven fewer
- Far fewer students chose arts than science.
“More examples 6
- There are fewer seats in the new hall than in the old one.
नए सभागार में पुराने से कम सीटें हैं।
- Fewer than half of the voters turned up in the rain.
बारिश में आधे से कम मतदाता ही पहुँचे।
- The higher the price, the fewer the customers.
क़ीमत जितनी ऊँची, ग्राहक उतने कम।
- Radhika made fewer errors in the second mock test.
राधिका ने दूसरे mock test में कम ग़लतियाँ कीं।
- With fewer trains running, the platforms were quiet.
कम गाड़ियाँ चलने से प्लेटफ़ॉर्म शांत थे।
- Fewer of the villagers own bicycles now than twenty years ago.
अब बीस वर्ष पहले की तुलना में कम गाँववालों के पास साइकिल है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There are fewer water in the tank today.
✓ There is less water in the tank today.
Use less, not fewer, with uncountable nouns such as water.
Water जैसे uncountable noun के साथ 'less' आता है, 'fewer' नहीं।
✗ I have less books than my sister.
✓ I have fewer books than my sister.
Books is a plural countable noun, so fewer is needed.
Books गिना जा सकने वाला plural noun है, इसलिए 'fewer' चाहिए।
✗ He has fewer money than I have.
✓ He has less money than I have.
Money is uncountable, so use less.
Money uncountable है, इसलिए 'less' का प्रयोग होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Fewer and less both mean a smaller amount, but they go with different kinds of noun.
Fewer और less दोनों कम मात्रा बताते हैं, पर अलग प्रकार के noun के साथ आते हैं।
Used with plural nouns that can be counted.
गिने जा सकने वाले plural noun के साथ।
- Fewer pens were sold this month.
Used with uncountable nouns, and also with measures such as time, distance or money.
Uncountable noun तथा समय, दूरी या धन जैसी माप के साथ।
- There is less sugar in this tea.
¶Idioms 1
no fewer than
used to emphasize that a number is surprisingly large
कम से कम (इतने), पूरे (इतने)
- No fewer than 500 candidates applied for the post.
- She has won no fewer than ten medals.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Use fewer with plural countable nouns (fewer books, fewer people) and less with uncountable nouns (less water, less money).
Fewer का प्रयोग plural countable nouns के साथ होता है (fewer books, fewer people) और less का प्रयोग uncountable nouns के साथ होता है (less water, less money)।
So 'There were less students in the class' is wrong, and the correct form is 'There were fewer students in the class'.
Grammar के अनुसार 'There were less students in the class' गलत है, और सही रूप 'There were fewer students in the class' है।
Usage: less than is normal with distances, sums of money and periods of time, as in 'less than ten kilometres' and 'less than five hundred rupees'.
Usage में दूरी, धनराशि और समय-अवधि के साथ less than सामान्य है, जैसे 'less than ten kilometres' और 'less than five hundred rupees'।
The opposite of both fewer and less is more.
Fewer और less दोनों का opposite more है।