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vary
[ vair-ee ]
verb (used with object)
- to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
to vary one's methods.
Synonyms: ,
- to cause to be different from something else:
The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.
- to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify:
to vary one's diet.
- Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity.
verb (used without object)
- to show diversity; be different:
The age at which children are ready to read varies.
- to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.:
The landscape begins to vary as one drives south.
- to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate:
Demand for certain products varies with the season.
- to diverge; depart; deviate (usually followed by from ):
to vary from the norm.
- Mathematics. to be subject to change.
- Biology. to exhibit variation.
vary
/ ˈɛəɪ /
verb
- to undergo or cause to undergo change, alteration, or modification in appearance, character, form, attribute, etc
- to be different or cause to be different; be subject to change
- tr to give variety to
- intrfoll byfrom to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
- intr to change in accordance with another variable
pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
her mood varies with the weather
- tr music to modify (a theme) by the use of variation
Derived Forms
- ˈ⾱Բ, adjective
- ˈ⾱Բly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·· noun
- ··Բ· adverb
- ·ٱ·· verb (used without object) intervaried intervarying
- ··· verb overvaried overvarying
- -··Բ adjective
- ܲ···Բ adjective
- un···Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vary1
Example Sentences
Altogether, the color, flavor and textural differentiation is incredibly varied: briny, oily, herbaceous sauce slicks the crisped salmon, with the crunchy leeks providing another dimension of flavor and texture.
This would need at least three consecutive days at or above the "heatwave threshold," which varies depending on where you are in the UK.
It varies state by state and ranging from 50% for wealthier states such as California to more than 70% for poor states such as Mississippi, Alabama and West Virginia.
That requires temperatures to exceed a threshold - which varies from 25 to 28C across the UK - for at least three consecutive days.
All the companies stressed they were committed to providing nutritious products for babies, and that their products were intended as a complementary part of a child's varied weaning diet.
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