various
Having a broad rangeHaving a broad range (of different elements).
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» Tom showed me various ways to do that.
Tom zeigte mir verschiedene Herangehensweisen. — raggione
Том показав мені, як це можна зробити різними способами. — deniko
Том показав мені кілька способів, як це зробити. — deniko
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Examples
439 sentencesTom showed me various ways to do that.
Том показав мені, як це можна зробити різними способами. — deniko
deTom zeigte mir verschiedene Herangehensweisen. — raggione
I planted various fruit trees on my property three years ago.
Я посадив різні фруктові дерева на своїй території три роки тому. — deniko
They talked about various subjects.
Вони розмовляли на різні теми. — Oheto
ruОни говорили на различные темы. — Lenin_1917
deSie unterhielten sich über verschiedene Themen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having a broad range (of different elements).
The reasons are various.
verschiedene
ра́зныйráznyj, разли́чныйrazlíčnyj
рі́знийríznyj, різномані́тнийriznomanítnyj
(dated, not comparable)That varies or differs from others; variant; different, sundry.
a various reading of a Biblical text
- of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
- considered individually
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike
- having great diversity or variety
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, partiBorrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”). By surface analysis, vary + -ous.
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity:assorted
- considered individually:respectiveseveral
- distinctly dissimilar or unlike:diverse
- having great diversity or variety:versatile
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsCollocations
4 patterns- various kinds of
- there are various
- various kinds
- various ways
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.