LingakuFrequency rank: 3,566. – 3,568.
- several hundredssee also 数【すう】
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
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- several hundreds
This term is used to describe an approximate quantity that is in the range of hundreds, but not specifically defined. It's often used when you want to communicate a large number without giving an exact figure.
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Incidentally a motorway ramp is being constructed in the neighbourhood, a few hundred metres away, of my clinic.
Last month, they had to lay off several hundred employees in the factory.
There were hundreds of taxis at the airport, all touting for business.
We own a few hundred acres between the three of us.
That is to say, they had a few hundred pounds, with which they had intended to buy a house as soon as they arrived.
The fork made its way to Western tables several hundred years later, but it was not immediately accepted.
Millions of dollars have been spent trying to shore up the company.
The value of the painting was estimated at several million dollars.
Because of this, Koko can understand hundreds of spoken words.