vary
To change with time or a similar parameter.
Verb 4 meanings
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.”
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.”
Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
“His mood varies by the hour.”
To display differences.
“The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.”
Etymology
From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various.
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VARY at a glance
VARY has 4 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (V 4 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,638 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with vary
All rhymes- MILITARY13
- SECRETARY14
- NECESSARY14
- PRIMARY14
- LIBRARY12
- MARY9
- ANNIVERSARY17
- SECONDARY15
- CONTEMPORARY21
- TEMPORARY16
- ORDINARY12
- SCARY10
One letter away
- VERY10
- MARY9
- WARY10
- NARY7
- VARA7
- VARS7
- VARE7
- OARY7
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