What does a few years ago mean?

What does a few years ago mean?

I would say that “a few years ago” (with or without the “now”) is about three to seven years ago, whereas “a fair few years ago” is more than that, maybe more in the range you had in mind. You could also say “quite a few years ago” to get more in the double-digits range.

What does a few years mean?

a few years, is more than a couple, but less than some, here we start losing numerical information, it could be anywhere from just 3 or from 3 to 5 years. a ‘handful’ of years would be about five, this one is not used as much for concepts like time, but I am including it for completeness.

What is the meaning of couple of years?

Its smallness seems to be relative: a quick check of our citation files reveals that the phrase a couple of years ago has been used to refer to everything from one year and change to eight years, though most of the time the phrase seems to be used of three or four years (when we can verify dates).

Is a few 3 or 4?

Actually, no. While many people would agree that “a few” means three or more, the actual dictionary definition of “a few” is, “not many but more than one.” So, “a few” cannot be one, but it can be as low as two.

What is the difference between a year ago and a few years?

A year ago would be the regular way to say it; a year back is a colloquial way of saying the same. “I studied that a year ago” sounds better. It would be proper to say ago when it is time specific, otherwise, back. “A few years back” is a more correct form than “a few years ago”.

What is the difference between a few and a little?

Little and a little follow the same pattern as few vs. a few. The only difference is that we use few and a few with countable nouns in the plural form, and we use little and a little with uncountable nouns: We had little time to prepare before we had to go.

What does several years mean?

Several usually means three of something. If someone says several years, they will usually be meaning around 3 years. If they say “a couple years” they mean around two years.

How do you use “ago” in a sentence?

“ago” is used to talk about something that happened a certain amount of time before the present moment. For example: (1) I moved to this house sixteen years ago. (2) The meeting started 10 minutes ago.