vary

v., -ied (-ēd), -y·ing, -ies (-ēz).

v.tr.

1. To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
2. To give variety to; make diverse: vary one's diet.
3. To introduce under new aspects; express in a different manner: vary a musical tempo.

v.intr.

1. To undergo or show change: The temperature varied throughout the day.
2. To be different; deviate: vary from established patterns of behavior. See synonyms at differ.
3. To undergo successive or alternate changes in attributes or qualities: Foliage varies with the seasons.

[Middle English varien, to undergo change, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre, from varius, various.]

varyingly var'y·ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To make or become different: alter, change, modify, mutate, turn. See change/persist.
2. To change or fluctuate within limits: extend, go, range, run. See change/persist.
3. To be unlike or dissimilar: differ, disagree, diverge. Idioms: be at variance. See same/different/compare.
4. To be of different opinion: differ, disaccord, disagree, discord, dissent. Idioms: jointakeissue. See agree/disagree.

v

Definition: change
Antonyms: remain, stay

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IN BRIEF: To not stay the same.

We are living at a time when creeds and ideologies vary and clash. But the gospel of human sympathy is universal and eternal. — Samuel Hopkins Adams.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "vary" which means to change, is "very" which means extremely.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - variere, forandre, bringe afveksling i, skifte, veksle
v. intr. - variere, veksle, forandres

Nederlands (Dutch)
variëren, veranderen, afwijken

Français (French)
v. tr. - varier, faire varier, changer de
v. intr. - varier

Deutsch (German)
v. - variieren, verändern, sich ändern, schwanken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ποικίλλω, διαφοροποιώ, παρεκκλίνω, εκτρέπομαι, διαφέρω, παραλλάσσω, αλλάζω, μεταβάλλομαι, διακυμαίνομαι

Italiano (Italian)
variare, cambiare, modificare, mutare, differire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - variar, alterar

Русский (Russian)
менять, разниться, изменяться, разнообразить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - variar, cambiar, alterar, diferir
v. intr. - variar, cambiar, diferenciarse, desviarse, apartarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - variera, skifta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
改变, 使多样化, 变更, 变化, 违反, 不同

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 改變, 使多樣化, 變更
v. intr. - 變化, 違反, 不同

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 성질을 바꾸다, ~에 차이를 주다, 변주하다
v. intr. - 차이가 있다, 변하다, 벗어나다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 変える, 変更する, 変奏する, 変化する, 変異する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) غير, نوع, تغير, تنوع, اختلف, تفاوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שינה, גיוון‬
v. intr. - ‮השתנה, היו מגוונים, התחלף‬

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