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# vary

«vary» in Mova's school dictionary: **To be different from each other: "Prices vary from shop…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (vary, varies, varied, varying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To be different from each other: "Prices vary from shop to shop." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#m1)

2) To change, often again and again: "The weather varies a lot." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#m2)

3) To change something on purpose to make it different: "Vary your exercises." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons, pupils learn about variables: things that vary in an experiment; in a fair test you vary only one thing. In maths, data "varies" when numbers are different. In everyday life, eating a varied diet is healthy. Phrases: vary from, vary in size, varied diet, it varies.

### examples

- Prices vary from shop to shop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x1)
- The size of apples varies a lot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x2)
- Temperatures vary between day and night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x3)
- In a fair test, vary only one thing at a time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x4)
- Try to vary the food you eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x5)
- "How long does it take?" "It varies." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x6)
- Of course the Neverlands vary a good deal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vary/#x7)

### note

Spelling: vary, varies, varied, varying. Do not confuse with "very" (a lot). Related words: "variety", "various", "variable". In science and maths, a "variable" is something that can change or vary; in a fair test you change one variable and keep the others the same.

### In the corpora

- [Dogs vary in size more than any other kind of mammal, and small dogs usually live longer than big ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/292-dogs-from-wolves-to-best-friends-living-with-dogs-today/13/)
- [The consequence varies: sometimes a look, sometimes leaving the table, staying behind or a visit to the head teacher.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/354-rude-words-eye-rolls-and-i-hate-you/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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