Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to vary
Participle: varied
Gerund: varying
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | vary |
| you | vary |
| he;she;it | varies |
| we | vary |
| you | vary |
| they | vary |
Perfect
| I | have varied |
| you | have varied |
| he;she;it | has varied |
| we | have varied |
| you | have varied |
| they | have varied |
Past
| I | varied |
| you | varied |
| he;she;it | varied |
| we | varied |
| you | varied |
| they | varied |
Pluperfect
| I | had varied |
| you | had varied |
| he;she;it | had varied |
| we | had varied |
| you | had varied |
| they | had varied |
Future
| I | will vary |
| you | will vary |
| he;she;it | will vary |
| we | will vary |
| you | will vary |
| they | will vary |
Future Perfect
| I | will have varied |
| you | will have varied |
| he;she;it | will have varied |
| we | will have varied |
| you | will have varied |
| they | will have varied |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | vary |
| you | vary |
| he;she;it | vary |
| we | vary |
| you | vary |
| they | vary |
Perfect
| I | have varied |
| you | have varied |
| he;she;it | have varied |
| we | have varied |
| you | have varied |
| they | have varied |
Imperfect
| I | varied |
| you | varied |
| he;she;it | varied |
| we | varied |
| you | varied |
| they | varied |
Pluperfect
| I | had varied |
| you | had varied |
| he;she;it | had varied |
| we | had varied |
| you | had varied |
| they | had varied |
Conditional
Present
| I | would vary |
| you | would vary |
| he;she;it | would vary |
| we | would vary |
| you | would vary |
| they | would vary |
Perfect
| I | would have varied |
| you | would have varied |
| he;she;it | would have varied |
| we | would have varied |
| you | would have varied |
| they | would have varied |
Imperative
| you | vary |
| we | Let's vary |
| you | vary |
Verbs conjugated like 'vary'
accompany,
acetify,
acidify,
adsignify,
affy,
alacrify,
alkalify,
ally,
amnesty,
amplify,
angelify,
anglicify,
anglify,
apology,
apply,
arefy,
argufy,
astony,
atrophy,
avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'vary'
cary,
hary,
vart,
arb,
arm,
arr,
baby,
bar,
barb,
bard,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- institute a change in
- alter
- display differences
- differ
- make of different kinds
- diversify
- to not to have the same traits or characteristics
- ablude, differ, mismatch
- to make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety
- diversify, enwiden, variegate, varify
- to change the form or structure of
- adapt, alter, amend, change, convert, differentiate, innovate, metamorphose, modify, revamp, rework, transform, transmogrify, transume, variate
- change
- alter, convert, modify, modulate, inflect, diversify
- deviate
- digress, differ, diverge, contrast, fluctuate, alternate, variegate
Antonyms
- change
- constancy, stability, immutability, firmness
- deviate
- direct, straightforward, straight, unswerving
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various. See: Latin '
variō'.
Sample Sentences
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[...] must wear the glasses of some wretched side in Politics ? Will it be believed that the governor of such a house as this, is appointed, and deposed, and changed perpetually, as Parties fluctuate and vary, and as their despicable weathercocks are blown this way or that ? A hundred times in every week, some new most paltry exhibition of that narrow-minded and injurious Party Spirit, which is the [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] Then, in order as the eye descends towards the water, are the sides, and doors, and windows of the state-rooms, jumbled as oddly together as though they formed a small street, built by the varying tastes of a dozen men: the whole is supported on beams and pillars resting on a dirty barge, but a few inches above the water 's edge: and in the narrow space between this upper structure and this [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] a closer acquaintance. The streets are broad and airy, the shops extremely good, the private residences remarkable for their elegance and neatness. There is something of invention and fancy in the varying styles of these latter erections, which, after the dull company of the steamboat, is perfectly delightful, as conveying an assurance that there are such qualities still in existence. The [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] upon an average, to four thousand pupils, annually. I was only present in one of these establishments during the hours of instruction. In the boys ’ department, which was full of little urchins (varying in their ages, I should say, from six years old to ten or twelve ), the master offered to institute an extemporary examination of the pupils in algebra; a proposal, which, as I was by no means [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)