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vary
verb [I or T] (CHANGE) /ˈveə.ri/
/ˈver.i/ Definition
B2 to change or cause something to change in amount or level, especially from one occasion to another: My taste in classical music varies greatly/widely, but I usually prefer Mozart or Brahms. Some people give a regular monthly donation while others vary the amount they give.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
(Definition of vary verb (CHANGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a new broom sweeps clean idiom
- about-turn noun
- alter verb (CHANGE)
- alternate adjective
- alternate verb
- bastardize verb
- convert verb (CHANGE)
- convertible adjective
- fluid adjective (LIKELY TO CHANGE)
- modulate verb (PLAN/PROCESS)
- modulate verb (SOUND)
- move the goalposts idiom
- new broom noun
- polymorphous adjective
- swing verb (MOVE SIDEWAYS)
- trans- prefix (CHANGED)
- transfigure verb
- transform verb
- transitional adjective
- transmogrify verb
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