varyverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈveə.ri/us/ˈver.i/vary verb [ I or T ] (BE DIFFERENT)
B2 If things of the same type vary, they are different from each other, and if you vary them, you cause them to be different from each other:
Salary scales vary between states/from state to state/according to state/with each state.
The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable.
We have tried several different approaches, with varying degrees of success.
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- Estimates of the amount of money needed to decontaminate the heavily polluted chemical installations vary.
- Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
- The cheeses vary in pungency.
- Prices vary widely from shop to shop.
- Stopping distances for cars vary with the speed they are travelling at.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Changing
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn
- alter
- alternate
- alternation
- bastardize
- convert
- move on
- move the goalposts idiom
- move with the times idiom
- new
- new broom
- onto
- reverse
- swing
- transfigure
- transform
- transitional
- transmogrify
- transmute
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Being and appearing different
vary verb [ I or T ] (CHANGE)
B2 to change or cause something to change in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another:
My taste in classical music varies greatly/widely, but I usually prefer Mozart or Brahms.
Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Changing
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn
- alter
- alternate
- alternation
- bastardize
- convert
- move on
- move the goalposts idiom
- move with the times idiom
- new
- new broom
- onto
- reverse
- swing
- transfigure
- transform
- transitional
- transmogrify
- transmute
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