vary

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɛəɹi/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈvɛːɹɪj/ (General American, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈvɛəɹi/, /ˈvæɹi/ (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɹi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈveːɹi/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈveəɹi/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈviəɹi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈveɾe/, /ˈveɾɪ/, /ˈveɾi/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈvɜːɹɪ/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi Rhymes: -æɹi Homophones: very (only in accents with the Mary–marry–merry merger); veery (cheer–chair merger) === Verb === vary (third-person singular simple present varies, present participle varying, simple past and past participle varied) (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter. (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify. a. 1687, Edmund Waller, to Phyllis Gods, that never change their state, / Vary oft their love and hate. (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter. (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences. (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual. (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate. (transitive, music) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation. (intransitive, obsolete) To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension. ==== Synonyms ==== (institute a change in): alter, change; See also Thesaurus:alter (not to remain constant): fluctuate (display differences): See also Thesaurus:differ (make of different kinds): See also Thesaurus:diversify (disagree): dissent, take exception ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === vary (uncountable) (obsolete) alteration; change. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “vary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “vary”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === arvy == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvarɪ] === Noun === vary nominative/accusative/vocative/instrumental plural of var == Malagasy == === Etymology === Ultimately a blend from two etymologies: From Proto-Malayic *bəras (if completely inherited then the reflex would be *veza), Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas. From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pajay (“rice plant”), from Proto-Austronesian *pajay (“rice plant”). Compare Ma'anyan parei, Javanese pari, Malay padi and Tagalog palay. False cognate of Telugu వరి (vari). Doublet of fary (“sugar cane”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /varʲ/ === Noun === vary rice (raw seeds used as food)