Read the dictionary definition of several. All definitions for this word.
1. considered individually
1. the respective club members
2. specialists in their several fields
3. the various reports all agreed
2. distinct and individual
1. three several times
3. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
1. several letters came in the mail
2. several people were injured in the accident