"several"後面通常接可數名詞的複數形式。例如，"I spent several hours looking for my purse."（我花了幾個小時找我的錢包。）和"There are several reasons why I can't answer that question."（有幾個原因我不能回答這個問題。）在這裏，"several"後面都接了可數名詞的複數形式"hours"和"reasons"。
當"several"與限定詞（如"my"、"the"）搭配使用時，"several"後面應接介詞"of"，再接名詞複數，即"several of +限定詞+名詞複數"。例如，"Several of my friends don't have cars."（我的一些朋友沒有車。）和"You got several of the answers wrong."（你錯了幾個答案。）。
此外，"several"也可以用來代替已提及的人或事物，例如，"I can't remember exactly how many people there were in the office yesterday, but there were several."（我記不清昨天辦公室裏有多少人，但有好幾個。）和"I didn't know which key to use, so I tried several."（我不知道該用哪把鑰匙，所以試了好幾把。）。