var·y
vary
- pronunciation:
- veI
ri
[or]
vae
ri
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
varied, varies, varying |
| definition: |
to change from something else, or to be different from other things.
The weather varies a lot this time of year.The children vary in age from eight years old to fifteen years old.
- synonyms:
- change
- similar words:
- shift
|
| related words: |
change |
| derivations: |
varying (adj.), varyingly (adv.) |
Some people say the words
vary and
very in exactly the same way, but these two words have different meanings.