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Meaning of vary

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

vary

Pronunciation:/ˈvɛəɹi//ˈvæɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. Alteration; change.

verb

Definitions

  1. To change with time or a similar parameter.

    Example: He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice.

  2. To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.

    Example: You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end.

  3. Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.

    Example: His mood varies by the hour.

  4. (of the members of a group) To display differences.

    Example: The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.