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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 51Թ Forms
- ·· noun
- ··Բ· adverb
- ·ٱ·· verb (used without object) intervaried intervarying
- ··· verb overvaried overvarying
- -··Բ adjective
- ܲ···Բ adjective
- un···Բ· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vary1
Example Sentences
Treatments for people with muscle dysmorphia will vary based on the individual and provider, in part because there have been no randomized control trials to test which therapies work best.
These films have run the gamut — sometimes focusing on the survivors, sometimes on the shooters, sometimes on the parents — and likewise their strategies have varied, either promising catharsis, hope or insight.
The charity said the cost would vary depending on rainfall and therefore river levels, but warned if current conditions persist, "it's likely we'll be paying as much as £100,000 per week".
Those barriers, such as tax regimes, vary from country to country and impact the EU's overall economic growth and competitiveness.
Nguyen laces “Mỹ Documents” with the varied ways memory is captured: government departments, maps and information curated by tech companies, plays, newspapers, newsletters, books, family stories, texts and jokes.
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