to vary

Examples

• All

• Does that mean for you that the laws of nature can vary across time and place?

  Robinson Erhardt

• But the rate of progression, it varies from person to person.

  Father Stu (2022)

• These things can vary, and we'll take the best.

• Now, of course, all of this stuff does vary with local markets.

• There are certain rules and those rules vary state by state.

• Because the price of gold varies from country to country.

  Goldfinger (1964)

• Of course, it varies at different seasons.

  Bringing Up Baby (1938)

• What this will mean for the individual patient will vary with their clinical condition, age, and wishes.

  Academic text (2011)

• The earnings gains from education vary significantly across the students' chosen subjects of study.

  Academic text (2011)

• The costs of living can vary significantly depending on the city you choose.

Synonyms

C

to change

vsto vary

∞ 1.0

To make something or someone different

is about becoming different across situations rather than a single transformation

A

to alter

vsto vary

493 2.5

To change something slightly or become different

is about becoming different because situations change rather than deliberate modification

D

to differ

vsto vary

152 2.6

To be different from another person or thing in some way

is about showing difference across situations or time rather than a fixed distinction

How Variable

to fluctuate

52 6.3

to diverge

19 6.8

to vary

239 2.5

change

∞ 1.1

to remain

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology