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vary
[ vair-ee ]
/ ˈvɛər i /
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verb (used with object), var·ied, var·y·ing.
verb (used without object), var·ied, var·y·ing.
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Origin of vary
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English varien, from Latin variāre, equivalent to vari(us) (see various) + -āre infinitive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for vary
vary
/ (ˈvɛərɪ) /
verb varies, varying or varied
to undergo or cause to undergo change, alteration, or modification in appearance, character, form, attribute, etc
to be different or cause to be different; be subject to change
(tr) to give variety to
(intr foll by from) to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
(intr) to change in accordance with another variableher mood varies with the weather; pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
(tr) music to modify (a theme) by the use of variation
Derived forms of vary
varying, adjectivevaryingly, adverbWord Origin for vary
C14: from Latin variāre, from varius various
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