VARY

vary

Noun

  1. Alteration; change.

Verb

  1. To change with time or a similar parameter.
    He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice.
  2. To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
    You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end.
  3. Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
    His mood varies by the hour.
    The sine function varies between −1 and 1.
  4. To display differences.
    ''The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.
  5. To be or act different from the usual.
    I'm not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5.
  6. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
  7. To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
  8. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.


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