determiner
- a smaller number of (used with countable nouns)
Usage: used with plural countable nouns; comparative form of ‘few’
pronoun
- a smaller number of people or things
Usage: comparative form of ‘few’
Examples
- There are fewer students in the class this year.
- We have fewer options than we thought.
- Fewer people attended the meeting than expected.
- The store had fewer items on sale today.
- Of the two groups, fewer chose the first option.
- Fewer than ten people showed up.
- Each year, fewer birds migrate through this area.