vary

[ vair-ee ]
/ ˈvɛər i /
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verb (used with object), var·ied, var·y·ing.

verb (used without object), var·ied, var·y·ing.

Origin of vary

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

OTHER WORDS FROM vary

Words nearby vary

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

Words related to varyingly

differently, inconsistently, unevenly

Example sentences from the Web for varyingly

  • He usually takes a single model and plays with the motive as varyingly as did Brahms in his variations on a theme by Paganini.

    Ivory Apes and Peacocks |James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for varyingly

vary
/ (ˈvɛərɪ) /

verb varies, varying or varied

to undergo or cause to undergo change, alteration, or modification in appearance, character, form, attribute, etc
to be different or cause to be different; be subject to change
(tr) to give variety to
(intr foll by from) to differ, as from a convention, standard, etc
(intr) to change in accordance with another variable her mood varies with the weather; pressure varies directly with temperature and inversely with volume
(tr) music to modify (a theme) by the use of variation

Derived forms of vary

varying, adjective varyingly, adverb

Word Origin for vary

C14: from Latin variāre, from varius various

Medical definitions for varyingly

vary
[ vâr′ē ]

v.

To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
To undergo or show change.
To be different; deviate.