(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many; "several letters came in the mail"; "several people were injured in the accident"
Several is used to refer to an imprecise number of people or things that is not large but is greater than two. I had lived two doors away from this family for several years Several blue plastic boxes under the window were filled with record albums Several hundred students gathered on campus. Several is also a quantifier. Several of the delays were caused by the new high-tech baggage system Several is also a pronoun. No one drug will suit or work for everyone and sometimes several may have to be tried. different and separate = respective