vary
To change with time or a similar parameterTo change with time or a similar parameter.
» Social customs vary from country to country.
Die sozialen Gepflogenheiten variieren von Land zu Land.
Общественные нормы варьируют от страны к стране.
Соціальні традиції у різних країнах різні.
Meaning
8 senses(transitive)To change with time or a similar parameter.
He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice.
variieren
(transitive)To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end.
a. 1687, Edmund Waller, to Phyllis Gods, that never change their state, / Vary oft their love and hate.
(intransitive)Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
His mood varies by the hour.
The sine function varies between −1 and 1.
verändern
(intransitive)To display differences.
The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.
(intransitive)To be or act different from the usual.
I'm not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5.
(transitive)To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
(transitive)To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
(intransitive, obsolete)To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.
be at variance with; be out of line with
Examples
151 sentencesSocial customs vary from country to country.
Соціальні традиції у різних країнах різні.
ruОбщественные нормы варьируют от страны к стране.
deDie sozialen Gepflogenheiten variieren von Land zu Land.
The price of gold varies from day to day.
Ціна на золото змінюється щодня.
ruЦена на золото меняется каждый день.
deDer Goldpreis ändert sich täglich.
The prices of certain foods vary from week to week.
The length of days and the length of years hardly vary at all.
Prices vary by location.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, mFrom Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various.
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Forms
varies, varying, varied, variedSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle