Vary

Definition: Vary

Vary

Verb

1. Make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season".

2. Be at variance with; be out of line with.

3. Be subject to change: "Prices vary".

4. Make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "vary" was first used: sometime around 1350. (references)

Note: Vary \Va"ry\, noun. Alteration; change. [Obsolete]. (references)

Synonyms: Vary

Change

Verb: change, alter, vary, wax and wane; modulate, diversify, qualify, tamper with; turn, shift, veer, tack, chop, shuffle, swerve, warp, deviate, turn aside, evert, intervert; pass to, take a turn, turn the corner, resume.

Changeableness

Verb: fluctuate, vary, waver, flounder, flicker, flitter, flit, flutter, shift, shuffle, shake, totter, tremble, vacillate, wamble, turn and turn about, ring the changes; sway to and fro, shift to and fro; change and change about; waffle, blow with the wind (irresolute); oscillate; vibrate between, two extremes, oscillate between, two extremes; alternate; have as man phases as the moon.

Difference

Vary, modify; (change).

Verb: be different; Adjective: differ, vary, ablude, mismatch, contrast; divaricate; differ toto coelo, differ longo intervallo.

Dissimilarity

Verb: be unlike; Adjective: vary; (differ); bear no resemblance to, differ toto coelo.

Render unlike; Adjective: vary; (diversify).

Variation

Noun: variation; alteration; (change). modification, moods and tenses; discrepance, discrepancy. divergency; deviation; aberration; innovation. Verb: vary; (change); deviate; diverge; alternate, swerve.

Crosswords: Vary

Malagasy (rice).

Well sometimes I vary it a little (When Harry Met Sally...; writing credit: Nora Ephron)

Well, sometimes I vary it a little (When Harry Met Sally...; writing credit: Nora Ephron.)

Karlovy Vary - i Filmfesztivál (1960)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Dod Information Technology Software and Systems Process Improvement Programs Vary in Use of Best Practices (reference)

• Elisabeth Vary : 5. September 1993 bis 23. Januar 1994 (reference)

• Elisabeth Vary : Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, 18.5.1990-2.9.1990 ... [et al.] (reference)

• Federal Research: Peer Review Practices at Federal Science Agencies Vary (reference)

• For 'Children Who Vary from the Normal Type': Special Education in Boston, 1838-1930 (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• A Musical Souvenir from Darlovy Vary (reference)

• *Actual Size May Vary (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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There are 8 images of doctors examining an infant in the intensive care unit (ICU). The images vary from the main group alone with a curtain pulled to the curtain open with other staff in the background. See artwork: NCI-40. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

Tularemia is caused by the bacterium, Francisella tularensis. Symptoms vary depending on how the person was exposed to the disease, and as is shown here, can include skin ulcers. Credit: CDC.

Babesia organisms resemble Plasmodium falciparum, however, Babesia parasites present several distinguishing features. They vary more in shape and in size, and they do not produce pigment. Credit: CDC.

"Six Spheres Pulsate Colors" (movie) by Joe Seale. Use DPGraph's Scrollbar to vary A, B, C, or D. Click on Edit inside DPGraph for more info.

"Velocity Field for a Stream" by Tom Tredon. Use DPGraph's Scrollbar to vary A (one river bank), B (the other river bank), or C (the speed of the stream). Click on Edit inside DPGraph for more info.

"2D Cross Section of a 5-Brane" (movie) by Bob Rutkiewicz. From Physics String Theory/M-Theory, a 5-brane equation that has the same number of holes as the full 10-brane. Use DPGraph's Scrollbar to vary A or B.

"Ellipsoid Smush" (movie) by Joe Seale. Use DPGraph's Scrollbar to vary A. Click on Edit inside DPGraph for more info.

Corals on the reef vary from large stony heads to whispy branches. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Green, red and brown algae vary seasonally and differ in role as fish food. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Figure 14. Apstein plankton tube. Above: Top view. Below: bottom view. Invented by Carl Apstein who had been studying lake fauna. Apstein collaborated with Hensen to work in the Baltic and North Seas. Apstein perceived quickly that methods of work would have to vary considerably from lake work and made thi s instrument for collecting small plankton under difficult conditions. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

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Prerogative being nothing but a power, in the hands of the prince, to provide for the public good, in such cases, which depending upon unforeseen and uncertain occurrences, certain and unalterable laws could not safely direct; whatsoever shall be done manifestly for the good of the people, and the establishing the government upon its true foundations, is, and always will be, just prerogative, The power of erecting new corporations, and therewith new representatives, carries with it a supposition, that in time the measures of representation might vary, and those places have a just right to be represented which before had none; and by the same reason, those cease to have a right, and be too inconsiderable for such a privilege, which before had it. (Second Treatise of Government)

The Permanent Court of International Justice may affirm, vary or reverse any of the findings or recommendations of the Commission of Enquiry, if any, and shall in its decision indicate the measures, if any, of an economic character which it considers to be appropriate, and which other Governments would be justified in adopting against a defaulting Government. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The notion had occurred to her, The children would be happier, If they were taught to vary.

It seems odd, don’t you think, that the quality of the food should vary inversely with the brightness of the lighting

This will vary with different natures, but this is the place where a wise man will dig his cellar

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Services vary by state. (references)

Symptoms vary among patients. (references)

Vary your diet and try new recipes. (references)

Business

These rates vary from province to province. (references)

Curtain trends vary considerably throughout Europe. (references)

Unofficial estimates vary on the revenues in the TV industry. (references)

Children

Russia

Nationwide they range from 1 to 4 million; however, estimates vary widely and scientific studies use differing methodologies to count street children. (references)

Moldova

According to the Constitution, the Government provides free, compulsory, education for 9 to 10 years, which may be followed either by technical school or other further study; the requirement can vary at the discretion of the Minister of Education. (references)

Ghana

Trokosi shrines all follow these general practices; however, specific practices, such as the length of indoctrination, the exact nature of the ritual instruction, and the requirements for the release rites, vary from shrine to shrine and district to district. (references)

Civil Liberties

Liberia

Two are independent dailies and five generally appeared once or more a week; they vary in their political balance. (references)

Yugoslavia

Conditions for refugees vary; those with relatives or property in the country have been able to find housing and, in some cases, employment. (references)

Laos

Animists generally experience no interference from the Government in their religious practices, which vary extensively among the approximately 70 identified ethnic groups and tribes in the country. (references)

Economic History

India

Financial arrangements can vary. (references)

Mauritius

Markup limits vary between 20-50%. (references)

Zambia

Labor-management relations vary by sector. (references)

Human Rights

Saudi Arabia

Prison and jail conditions vary throughout the Kingdom. (references)

Mexico

Prosecutor salaries and benefits vary by region and agency. (references)

Zambia

Local courts employ the principles of customary law, which vary widely throughout the country. (references)

Political Economy

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Fees for this service vary by consulate but can be quite substantial. (references)

PAKISTAN

Strong competition, however, means the exchange rates vary little among the banks. (references)

COLOMBIA

Tariff rates for agricultural products subject to the price-band system vary between 27 and 107 percent. (references)

Political Rights

Mexico

These traditional customs vary from village to village. (references)

Trade

Israel

Payment schedules vary. (references)

Ireland

The excise rates vary, depending on the products. (references)

Travel

Norway

Speed limits vary from 60-90 km/hr. (references)

Mexico

Business and social customs vary widely in Mexico. (references)

Ecuador

Tourist facilities are adequate but vary in quality. (references)

Women

Fiji

Courts have imposed sentences that vary widely but generally were lenient. (references)

Grenada

Sentences for assault against a spouse vary according to the severity of the incident. (references)

Sierra Leone

In particular their rights and status under traditional law vary significantly depending upon the ethnic group to which they belong. (references)

Worker Rights

Cambodia

By law the minimum wage can vary regionally. (references)

Indonesia

The prevalence of child prostitutes appears to vary by region. (references)

Morocco

Responses to cases of child maid abuse vary depending on the situation. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "vary": To vary uniformly ♦ vary directly as ♦ vary from ♦ vary in correlation ♦ vary inversely as ♦ vary one's style ♦ your mileage may vary. Additional references.

Beginning with "vary": vary-between.

Ending with "vary": co-vary.

Albanian

ndryshon (differentiate), ndryshoj (alter, amend, change, differ, diversify, do up, inflect, manipulate, metamorphose, recast, reverse, shift, switch, transform). (various references)

Arabic 

‏نوع (brood, change, class, description, form, gender, genus, grain, kidney, kind, manner, order, quality, ripeness, run, sex, sort, species, stripe, style, type, variegate, variety), ‏تفاوت (contrast, difference, disparity, disproportion, inequality, variance), ‏تنوع (diversity, variety), ‏تغير (alter, alteration, change, convert, metamorphose, modify, mutate, mutation, range, set of exchange, shift, shift up, swing, turn, variation, vicissitude), ‏إختلف (differ, diverge). (various references)

Bulgarian 

разнообразявам (diversify, interleave, intersperse, pepper, relieve, season, variegate), различавам се (differ, disagree, diverge, divide), въвеждам вариации, варирам (fluctuate, range), видоизменям (metamorphose, modify, mutate, transmute), меня (shed, shift), променям (alter, change, change to, differentiate, graduate, leaven, modify, mutate, remodel, reshape, reverse, shade, shift, turn). (various references)

Chinese 

變化 (change), 變換 (alternate, to convert), 变化 (Diversities, Diversity, mutation, Transformative, Variance, Varying), 不一 (differ). (various references)

Czech

zmìnit se (change, turn), rùznit se (diverge), lišit se (differ, disagree), kolísat (falter, fluctuate, oscillate, shake, stagger, sway, vacillate, waver, wobble). (various references)

Danish

veksler,trasserede veksler og egenveksler er papirer,hvis tekniske,juridiske og oekonomiske karakteristika udviser visse forskelle fra det ene land til det andet (bills(bills of exchange and promissory notes)are financial claims whose technical, legal and economic characteristics vary somewhat from one country to another), ved at paavirke hejseudstyret med et spil,kan boreformanden aendre den vaegt,hvormed de tungeste boreroer,de saakaldte vaegtroer,der er anbragt lige over borekronen,belaster denne (the driller can vary the weight applied to the bit by the drill collars(heavy pipe run immediately above the bit)by operating the winch controlling the block and tackle), tolerancegraenserne for en og samme art varierer baade geografisk og med aarstiden (the limits of tolerance of one and the same species vary both geographically and seasonally), rundkoersler med fletning kan etableres ved afslutningen af en motortrafikvej for at afbryde det karakteristiske ved straekningen (roundabouts with weaving sections can be provided at the end of high-speed roads to vary the road layout), paa overfladen kan tegn paa en mulig ukontrolleret udblaesning variere fra en let gasblandet borevaeske over en svaert gasblandet borevaeske til produktion af gas,olie eller vand (indications of potential blowouts at the surface vary from slightly gas-cut mud to heavily gas-cut mud to production of gas and mud), nye faktiske omstændigheder (changed facts judgment by a second court, in order to vary that of the first court, would have to be based on changed facts), krystallisationshastigheden aendrer sig med den kemiske sammensaetning,med den krystallinske delta-eller gammaform,hvormed staalet stoerkner,og med den krystallografiske retning (the crystallization rate will vary with the chemical composition, with the crystalline form in which the steel solidifies ( delta or gamma ) and with the crystallographic direction), indlaansbeviser er et middel til at anerkende kortfristet gaeld,hvis tekniske karakteristika varierer temmelig meget fra land til land (deposit certificates are means of acknowledging a short term debt whose technical characteristics vary somewhat from one country to another), egenskaberne af de ved koldvalsning eller traekning deformerede produkter aendrer sig med andelen af cementit,med dennes form og fordeling (its shape and its dispersion, the properties of the product deformed by cold rolling or by drawing vary witU tne amount of cementite), den radioaktive forurening kan variere under indflydelse af tilstedevaerelsen af komplexdannere eller som foElge af forskelle i de metaboliske forhold (contamination can vary considerably in accordance with differences in chelation ( i. e. formation of chelates or complexes by chelating agents ) and in metabolic behaviour). (various references)

Dutch

werken (act, be effective, ferment, function, have effect, operate, run, work, works), variëren, afwisselen. (various references)

Esperanto

varii. (various references)

Faeroese

skifta (change, turn). (various references)

Farsi 

فرق داشتن (Differ), متنوع ساختن , تنوع دادن به , تغییردادن (Affect, Alter, Change, Interchange, Modify, Permute, Turquoise), عوض کردن (Alter, Change, Exchange, Remodel, Swap), دگرگون کردن (Alter, Transform). (various references)

Finnish

vaihdella (alternate, fluctuate, range, vary between ... and), muuttua (alter, be changed, be converted, change, turn), muunnella (adapt, modify). (various references)

French

varier, varient, différer. (various references)

Frisian

fariearje. (various references)

German

variieren (diversify), abwandeln (adapt, modify, to modify, variegate), verändern (alter, change, clone, diversify, modify, mutate, to clone, to mutate, transform, turn), sich verändern (alter, change, change one's job). (various references)

Greek 

ποικίλλω (diversify, mottle, vermiculate). (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"שת� ות (change, mutate). (various references)

Hungarian

változtat (alter, change, modify, modulate, to change, to etherealize, to modulate, to render, to try another tack, to vary), változatossá tesz (diversify, to chequer, to diversify, to vary), változatosan alakít, változatos lesz, váltogat (alternate, interchange, to alternate, to chequer, to rotate, to vary), tarkít (flecker, fret, to chequer, to dapple, to dot, to fleck, to interlard, to intersperse, to star, to vary), megváltozik (broke, broken, to alter, to break, to shift, to suffer change, to vary), módosít (amend, modify, modulate, qualify, to alter, to amend, to change, to qualify, to vary). (various references)

Indonesian

merubah (alter, revise), meragam (be capricious, give a tinge to), menganekakan (make diverse), berlainan (anomalous, different, disparate). (various references)

Italian

variare (alter, amend, change, diversify, fluctuate, modify, range, run, to vary). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

異なる (to differ, to disagree, to vary), 変わる (to be, to be transformed, to change, to vary), 変える (to, to alter, to change, to convert, to vary). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

う�"く (to be influenced, to be touched, to be transferred, to change, to fluctuate, to go, to move, to operate, to run, to shake, to shift, to stir, to swing, to vary, to waver, to work), かわる (to be different, to be exchanged, to be replaced, to be revised, to be substituted for, to be transformed, to change, to change places with, to move location, to relieve, to take the place of, to take turns, to vary), かえる (frog, to alter, to amend, to change, to come back, to come home, to convert, to exchange, to go back, to go home, to hatch out, to interchange, to replace, to return, to revise, to send back, to substitute, to turn over, to turn upside down, to vary), �"となる (to differ, to disagree, to vary). (various references)

Korean 

변�"하십시�". (various references)

Pig Latin

aryvay.(various references)

Portuguese

variar (checker, diversify, fluctuate, interlard, to vary, variegate), mudar (alter, bartender, change, chop, clabber, exchange, gybe, hand back, move, pass, relay, shed, switch, to change, transform, transmogrify, turn). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

variam. (various references)

Romanian

varia (alter, change, chop, diversify, fluctuate, medley, varia), se schimba (alter, break, change, chop, convert, crack), schimba (alter, change, chop, commute, convert into, exchange, fashion, improve, interchange, modify, renew, replace, shift, substitute, supersede, supplant, swap, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, turn), modifica (alter, amend, change, modify, qualify, remodel), fi felurit, face sã varieze, diversifica (diversify), diferi (differ, jar). (various references)

Russian 

изменяться (alter, shift back, transform, turn). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

varirati, razlikovati se (contrast, differ, distinguish), odstupati (deviate), menjati se (mutate). (various references)

Spanish

variar (oscillate), cambiar (alter, back, barter, be exchanged, break, break up, change, chop, conjure, deflect, dislocate, distort, drop, exchange, interchange, shift, swap, swap around, swap over, swap round, swing, switch, swop, to exchange, transfer, turn, turn about, turn around, turn round, veer), modificar (adjust, alter, amend, change, modify, qualify, revise). (various references)

Swedish

variera (fluctuate, relieve, variegate). (various references)

Turkish

farklı olmak (be different, differ, diverge), değiştirmek (alter, alternate, amend, change, commute, convert, disguise, diversify, doctor, exchange, falsify, garble, inflect, interchange, intersperse, juggle with, metamorphose, modify, recast, replace, revise, shed, shift, specialize, swap, switch, switch to, swop, transmute, unmake), değişmek (alter, alternate, amend, change, chop about, chop round, convert, modify, mutate, shade, shift, switch, turn to), değişime uğramak, başkalaşmak (alter, grow different, metamorphose), çeşitlemek. (various references)

Turkmen 

цzgertmek (alter, change), зalyюmak (barter, change). (various references)

Ukrainian

різноманітити (diversify, enliven, freak, intersperse, relieve), відрізнятися (differ, differentiate, diverge), мінятися (alter, break up, change, niffer, shift, swap, switch, swop), міняти (barter, cast, change, relay, shift, swap, switch, trade). (various references)

Welsh

amrywio (differ). (various references)

discrepo, varia, variare, variari, varias, variat, variatas, variavit, vario. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "vary": varying, varyingly. (additional references)

Words ending with "vary": calvary, olivary, ovary, salivary, vivary. (additional references)

Words containing "vary": unvarying. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Vary" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: avary, avey, avr, Avray, avy, evary, ivary, oary, rary, ravy, vabra, vaey, vanr, vany, vard, Varec, Vareyoc, Vareys, varg, varie, varix, Vark, varl, varn, varo, varpy, varr, vars, vart, varu, varys, varz, vasy, vaty, vaxy, vay, Vaya, vaye, vayo, veary, veay, veey, vegry, vegy, veray, verby, verfy, veri, verie, verk, verl, verry, versy, verty, veryd, vey, vgry, vidy, vir, vird, virey, viri, vivy, vor, vord, vorry, voy, vra, vrai, vray, Vri, vrie, vry, vury, zary. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ray, rya, var, yar.

-2 letters: ar, ay, ya.

+1 letter: gravy, marvy, ovary.

+2 letters: aviary, garvey, jarvey, savory, vagary, valkyr, vapory, vivary, votary, wavery.

+3 letters: bravely, bravery, calvary, cavalry, flavory, garveys, gravely, gravity, jarveys, knavery, layover, olivary, overlay, overpay, ovulary, privacy, quavery, ravelly, rivalry, savoury, slavery, valkyrs, vapoury, variety, varsity, varying, vicarly, virally, virelay, vouvray, voyager.

+4 letters: advisory, aversely, ayurveda, breviary, cavitary, chivalry, cravenly, driveway, everyday, everyman, everyway, flavoury, gravelly, gravidly, lavatory, layovers, overeasy, overlays, overmany, overpays, overplay, overstay, overwary, provably, pyruvate, ravingly, salivary, savagery, savorily, sovranly, sovranty, travesty, unsavory, uvularly, vagrancy, valkyrie, vanitory, variably, variedly, varletry, varnishy, veracity, verbally, verdancy, vernally, vespiary, vestiary, vibrancy, vicenary, vinegary, vineyard, virelays, voracity, vouvrays, voyagers, voyageur, vulgarly.