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Definitions for Vary

[1] to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
[2] to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.
[3] to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet.
[4] Music . to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity.
[5] to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies.
[6] to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south.
[7] to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate: Demand for certain products varies with the season.
[8] to diverge; depart; deviate (usually followed by from ): to vary from the norm.
[9] Mathematics . to be subject to change.
[10] Biology . to exhibit variation.
[11] to undergo or cause to undergo change, alteration, or modification in appearance, character, form, attribute, etc
[12] to be different or cause to be different; be subject to change
[13] (tr) to give variety to
[14] (intr foll by from ) to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
[15] (intr) to change in accordance with another variable her mood varies with the weather ; pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
[16] (tr) music to modify (a theme) by the use of variation

Words related to Vary

differ, divide, modify, diverge, range, diversify, fluctuate, alter, mutate, interchange, convert, depart, separate, variegate, alternate, disagree, transform, displace, turn, assort

Words nearby Vary

varsity, varsovian, varuna, varus, varve, vary, varying hare, varèse, vas, vas deferens, vas efferens

Origin of Vary

1300–50; Middle English varien < Latin variāre, equivalent to vari(us ) (see various) + -āre infinitive suffix

Other words from Vary

var·i·er , noun
var·y·ing·ly , adverb
in·ter·var·y , verb (used without object), in·ter·var·ied, in·ter·var·y·ing.
o·ver·var·y , verb, o·ver·var·ied, o·ver·var·y·ing.
self-var·y·ing , adjective
un·var·y·ing , adjective
un·var·y·ing·ly , adverb

Word origin for Vary

C14: from Latin variāre, from varius various

Synonyms for Vary

alter, differ, diverge, diversify, divide, fluctuate, modify, range, alternate, assort, convert, depart, deviate, digress, disagree, displace, dissent, divaricate, inflect, interchange, mutate, part, separate, swerve, transform, turn, variegate, be unlike, blow hot and cold, hem and haw, permutate, shilly-shally, take turns, yo-yo