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var·y

vary

 
 
pronunciation:
ver i [or] vae ri
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part of speech: verb
inflections: varies, varying, varied
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.
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synonyms:
change
similar words:
shift
derivations: varying (adj.), varyingly (adv.)
Homophone Note
Some people say the words vary and very in exactly the same way, but these two words have different meanings.
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