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# various

«various» in Mova's school dictionary: **Several different; of different kinds** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (various)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Several different; of different kinds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#m1)

2) More than one; many separate ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

It tells the reader there are a number of different things, but does not say exactly how many. In school writing it is a useful word for listing kinds: "various animals", "various shapes". In maths problems "various" does not give a number, so you must find the number elsewhere in the question. Phrases: "for various reasons", "at various times", "in various ways", "various kinds of".

### examples

- The shop sells various kinds of sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x1)
- We measured various objects in the classroom with a ruler. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x2)
- She was late for various reasons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x3)
- The puzzle can be solved in various ways. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x4)
- Various children brought in pets for show and tell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x5)
- The museum has various dinosaur bones from around the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x6)
- We drew various shapes: circles, squares and triangles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x7)
- I have visited my nan at various times this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x8)
- Various causes led to this selection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/#x9)

### note

"Various" goes before a plural noun: various books, not various book. Do not use "of" straight after it in careful writing: say "various children", not "various of the children" (use "several of" instead). Do not confuse with "variety" (noun) and "vary" (verb). In maths, "various" never means a fixed number.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «various» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/various/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.