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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
First recognized as a developmental disorder in 1978, autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning that symptoms vary by person.
Acceptable lead levels vary by state and the federal limit recently decreased from 400 ppm to 200 ppm because of increasing evidence that lead in any amount is harmful to humans.
The emotional scale of these losses varies, at first.
Mr Gourinchas said that while the reference forecast was the IMF's central scenario, "many possible paths exist, reflecting the unpredictability surrounding future trade policy and the varied impact of tariffs across different countries".
The countervailing and anti-dumping duties, as these tariffs are known, vary between companies and the countries their products are made in.
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