vary

v. change something, alter; change, fluctuate; give variety to

Verb
1. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"
(synonym) change, alter
(hyponym) alternate, jump
(derivation) version, variant, variation, edition
2. be at variance with; be out of line with
(synonym) deviate, diverge, depart
(hypernym) differ
(hyponym) aberrate
(derivation) variation
3. be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather"
(hypernym) differ
(hyponym) drift
(derivation) magnetic declination, magnetic variation, variation
4. make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"
(synonym) variegate, motley
(hypernym) diversify
(hyponym) checker, chequer
(derivation) variation

(v. t.)
To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
  

(v. t.)
To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.
  

(v. t.)
To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
  

(v. t.)
To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.
  

(v. i.)
To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.
  

(v. i.)
To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of France vary from those of England.
  

(v. i.)
To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.
  

(v. i.)
To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.
  

(v. i.)
To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.
  

(n.)
Alteration; change.
  

Synonyms and related words:
accommodate, adapt, adjust, agree to disagree, alter, alternate, ameliorate, analyze, anatomize, atomize, back and fill, be at cross-purposes, be changed, be converted into, be distinct, be distinguished, be renewed, bear off, bend, better, bottom out, branch off, break, break off, break up, camouflage, change, change the bearing, checker, chop, chop and change, chop logic, clash, clash with, collide, come about, come around, come round, conflict, conflict with, contradict, contrast with, convert, counter, curve, deform, degenerate, denature, depart, depart from, desynonymize, deteriorate, detour, deviate, deviate from, differ, difference, differentiate, digress, disaccord, disaccord with, disagree, disagree with, discord, discriminate, disequalize, disguise, disjoin, dissent, dissimilate, distinguish, disunify, dither, divagate, divaricate, divaricate from, diverge, diverge from, diversify, divide, ebb and flow, equivocate, extend, fit, flop, flounder, fluctuate, go, go through phases, haul around, heel, improve, individualize, individuate, intermit, jangle, jar, jar with, jibe, jostle, lack regularity, make a distinction, mark, mark off, mark out, meliorate, mismatch, mismate, mitigate, modify, modulate, mutate, negate, not accord with, not square with, object, oscillate, overthrow, part, particularize, pendulate, personalize, qualify, re-create, realign, rebuild, reconstruct, redesign, refashion, refine a distinction, refit, reform, relieve, remake, remodel, renew, reorganize, reshape, restructure, revamp, revive, ring changes, ring the changes, run, seesaw, segregate, separate, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, sheer, shift, shift the scene, shilly-shally, shuffle, shuffle the cards, specialize, split hairs, stagger, stand apart, stand over against, subvert, sway, swerve, swing, switch, tack, take a turn, teeter, teeter-totter, tergiversate, totter, transform, trend, turn, turn aside, turn into, turn the corner, turn the scale, turn the tables, turn the tide, turn upside down, undergo a change, vacillate, variate, variegate, veer, warp, waver, wax and wane, wobble, work a change, worsen
  

vary
biến đổi, biến thiên to v.directly biến đổi theo tỷ lệ thuận; to v. inversely biến đổi theo tỷ lệ ngược
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