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varies

var·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vair-ee]
    • /ˈvɛər i/
    • /ˈveə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vair-ee]
    • /ˈvɛər i/

Definitions of varies word

  • verb with object varies to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods. 1
  • verb with object varies to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection. 1
  • verb with object varies to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet. 1
  • verb with object varies Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity. 1
  • verb without object varies to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies. 1
  • verb without object varies to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south. 1
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Origin of varies

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English varien < Latin variāre, equivalent to vari(us) (see various) + -āre infinitive suffix

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Parts of speech for Varies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Varies

varies popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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  • inverse square law

    one of several laws relating two quantities such that one quantity varies inversely as the square of the other, as the law that the illumination produced on a screen by a point source varies inversely as the square of the distance of the screen from the source.

  • vary

    to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.

  • adjustable

    If something is adjustable, it can be changed to different positions or sizes.

  • alternating current

    An alternating current is an electric current that continually changes direction as it flows. The abbreviation AC is also used.

  • barretter

    a form of detector or control device employing a resistor that varies in proportion to its temperature.

  • biot-savart law

    the law that the magnetic induction near a long, straight conductor, as wire, varies inversely as the distance from the conductor and directly as the intensity of the current in the conductor.
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