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divers

  ('vərz) pronunciation
adj.

Various; several; sundry.

[Middle English. See diverse.]


 
 
Thesaurus: divers

adjective

  1. Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many: several, some, sundry, various. See big/small/amount.
  2. Consisting of a number of different kinds: assorted, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multiform, sundry, varied, variegated, various. Biology polymorphic, polymorphous. See same/different/compare.

 
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Several; any number more than two; different.

Divers is a collective term used to group a number of unspecified people, objects, or acts. It is used frequently to describe property, as in divers parcels of land.

 
Word Tutor: divers
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IN BRIEF: Noun- People who stay under water (as in salvage work) for long periods by having air supplied from the surface.

Tutor's tip: Scuba "divers" (people who dive) can come from "diverse" (unlike, distinct, or multiform) and even landlocked backgrounds.

 
Translations: Translations for: Divers

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - adskillige, diverse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verscheidene

Français (French)
adj. - divers, plusieurs
pron. - divers

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verschieden
pron. - etliche

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (απαρχ.) (πληθ.) διάφοροι, μερικοί, ποικίλος
pron. - (απαρχ.) (πληθ.) διάφοροι, μερικοί

Italiano (Italian)
parecchi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - vários (Arc.)
pron. - alguns

Русский (Russian)
различный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diversos, varios
pron. - varios

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - varjehanda
pron. - åtskilliga

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
有几个的, 若干的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有幾個的, 若干的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 몇 가지의, 여러 개의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 幾つかの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متنوع, متعدد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שונים, אחדים‬


 
 

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