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varied - 7 dictionary results
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Language Translation for : varied
| Spanish: | variado, | German: | abwechslungsreich, | Japanese: | 変化に富んだ |
var⋅y
[vair-ee]
verb, var⋅ied, var⋅y⋅ing.
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods. |
| 2. | to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection. |
| 3. | to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet. |
| 4. | Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity. |
| 5. | to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies. |
| 6. | to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south. |
| 7. | to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate: Demand for certain products varies with the season. |
| 8. | to diverge; depart; deviate (usually fol. by from): to vary from the norm. |
| 9. | Mathematics. to be subject to change. |
| 10. | Biology. to exhibit variation. |
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| var·ied
(vâr'ēd, vār'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| var·y
(vâr'ē, vār'ē) Pronunciation Key
v. var·ied (-ēd), var·y·ing, var·ies (-ēz) v. tr.
[Middle English varien, to undergo change, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre, from varius, various.] var'y·ing·ly adv. |
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| varied | |
adjective | |
| 1. | characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied" [ant: unvaried] |
| 2. | widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants" |
| 3. | broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty" |
Varied
Va"ried\, a. Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery. -- Va"ried*ly, adv. The varied fields of science, ever new. --Cowper.Copyright © 2008, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
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