vary

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter.
2. (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
3. (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
4. (intransitive) To display differences.
5. (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.
6. (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
7. (transitive) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
8. (intransitive, obsolete) To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.

Noun

alteration; change.

Synonyms

change

alter

differ

transform

modify

fluctuate

translate

be different

diversify

diverge

convert

shift

deviate

depart

waver

make different

alternate

mutate

adjust

be diverse

be dissimilar

variation

run

variegate

metamorphose

turn

be transformed

motley

work

turn into

transition

vacillate

swing

become

switch

reduce

range

shake

🫨

move

disagree

amend

stir

operate

disaccord

digress

call

differentiate

different

budge

alteration

Translations

varier

variar

variare

variar

variëren

variieren

cambiar

variar

verändern

afwisselen

différer

ändern

cambiare

werken

changer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛəɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: varien

In summary

From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various.

Sentences

Their motives for murder vary .

Only in the Authorized Version does the translation vary between the two verses .

The track listings for the British and American editions vary .