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verb (used with object), var·ied, var·y·ing.
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one’s methods.
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), var·ied, var·y·ing.
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.
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Origin of vary
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English varien, from Latin variāre, equivalent to vari(us) (see various) + -āre infinitive suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM vary
var·i·er, nounvar·y·ing·ly, adverbin·ter·var·y, verb (used without object), in·ter·var·ied, in·ter·var·y·ing.o·ver·var·y, verb, o·ver·var·ied, o·ver·var·y·ing.
self-var·y·ing, adjectiveun·var·y·ing, adjectiveun·var·y·ing·ly, adverb
Words nearby vary
varsity, Varsovian, Varuna, varus, varve, vary, varying hare, vas, vasa murrhina, vasana, Vasarely
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Words related to vary
alter, differ, diverge, diversify, divide, fluctuate, modify, range, alternate, assort, convert, depart, deviate, digress, disagree, displace, dissent, divaricate, inflect, interchange
How to use vary in a sentence
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And, among those who are troubled, the intensity of the reaction will still vary a lot.
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Although it varies depending on the client, Twofivesix tends to focus much more on connecting brands to online gaming communities on Twitch, Reddit and elsewhere.
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Figures vary, but less than 10 percent of all the Champagne imported in America is of the grower Champagne variety.
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Of course, those options vary based on who and where your valentine is.
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The conference’s memo came weeks before many student-athletes must decide whether to enroll for the spring semester, which varies by school, and risk losing a year of eligibility even if they don’t play.
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Not surprisingly, rates for recovery vary enormously, from as low as three percent to upwards of 75 percent.
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Such waivers vary from state to state, and within the same state there can be many types of waivers.
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My tasks vary from marketing to writing a page for a magazine.
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Around Liberia, opinions as to whether the epidemic is slowing vary.
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Although reports vary, it seems that most of the thousand or so soldiers at the base may have been captured or killed.
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Such are most probably given by the essential oils, which vary in amount in different species of the plant.
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They vary greatly in size, being sometimes so small as to seem mere points of light with medium-power objectives.
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They all contain nuclei, and most of them contain granules which vary in size and staining properties.
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Different lots of Wright’s fluid vary, and a few preliminary stains should be made with each lot to learn its peculiarities.
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Pathologically, red corpuscles vary in size and shape, staining properties, and structure.
British Dictionary definitions for vary
verb varies, varying or varied
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
(intr foll by from) to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
(intr) to change in accordance with another variableher mood varies with the weather; pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
(tr) music to modify (a theme) by the use of variation
Derived forms of vary
varying, adjectivevaryingly, adverb
Word Origin for vary
C14: from Latin variāre, from varius various
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- alter
- differ
- diverge
- diversify
- divide
- fluctuate
- modify
- range
- alternate
- assort
- convert
- depart
- deviate
- digress
- disagree
- displace
- dissent
- divaricate
- inflect
- interchange
- mutate
- part
- separate
- swerve
- transform
- turn
- variegate
- be unlike
- blow hot and cold
- hem and haw
- permutate
- shilly-shally
- take turns
- yo-yo
On this page you’ll find 105 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to vary, such as: alter, differ, diverge, diversify, divide, and fluctuate.
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO VARY
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- naturalize
- recondition
- redo
- reduce
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- resolve
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- shape
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- substitutes
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- translates
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- turns
- vacillates
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- brawl
- bump heads with
- clash
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- combat
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- cross swords with
- differ
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- vary
- brawled
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- crossed swords with
- differed
- disaccorded
- disagreed
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- disharmonized
- disturbed
- fought
- interfered
- jarred
- locked horns with
- mismatched
- opposed
- ran against tide
- romped
- scrapped
- slugged
- squared off with
- strove
- struggled
- tangled
- varied
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