Definizione monolingua

vary

vary (third-person singular simple present varies, present participle varying, simple past and past participle varied)

1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) 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. (intransitive) 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. (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences.

   The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing.

5. (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.

   Im not comfortable with 3.Nc3 in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play exd5.

vary (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Alteration; change.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)

Definizione dizionario vary

	variare
	To change with time.

differire

modificare

mutare

mutarsi

Altri significati:

Not to remain constant.

differ (from)

to change with time

Of a group, to display differences.