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{ "term": "vary", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "academic": true, "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "vary", "heSheIt": "varies" }, "pastSimple": "varied", "pastParticiple": "varied", "ingForm": "varying" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be different from each other in size, shape, etc.", "sensetop": "vary in something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "New techniques were introduced with **varying degrees of** success." }, { "text": "Estimates of how many civilians were killed **varied widely**." }, { "text": "Class size **varies greatly**." }, { "text": "The students' work **varies considerably** in quality.", "contextForm": "vary in something" }, { "text": "The rooms **vary in size**." }, { "text": "There are a number of routes to the summit, with **varying levels of** difficulty." }, { "text": "Personal preference naturally varies." }, { "text": "Services offered vary among the main banks." }, { "text": "The sword hardly varied in form from the 12th to the 15th century." }, { "text": "Gender roles vary across cultures." }, { "text": "The doses used vary between 2 and 10mg/kg." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "enormously"], "verb + vary": ["can", "may", "be likely to"], "preposition": ["according to", "by", "depending on"], "phrases": ["vary over time", "vary with time"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to change or be different according to the situation", "sensetop": "vary with somethingvary by somethingvary from somebody/something to somebody/somethingvary between A and Bvary according to something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The menu varies with the season.", "contextForm": "vary with something" }, { "text": "Cancer rates **vary significantly** by gender and ethnicity.", "contextForm": "vary by something" }, { "text": "Results can **vary greatly** from year to year.", "contextForm": "vary from somebody/something to somebody/something" }, { "text": "Pulse rates vary slightly from person to person." }, { "text": "Class numbers vary between 25 and 30.", "contextForm": "vary between A and B" }, { "text": "Costs are likely to **vary depending on** where you live." }, { "text": "‘What time do you start work?’ ‘**It varies**.’" }, { "text": "Prices vary according to the type of room you require.", "contextForm": "vary according to something" }, { "text": "Dictionaries are produced with specific markets in mind, and their contents vary accordingly." }, { "text": "Its speed varies from 20 mph to 35 mph." }, { "text": "Prices can vary enormously." }, { "text": "The danger of a heart attack varies with body weight." }, { "text": "The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it." }, { "text": "The drug is available in several forms, and dosages vary accordingly." }, { "text": "The leaf's size varies widely according to the area where it grows." }, { "text": "The rate of growth varies considerably between different industries." }, { "text": "The situation varies slightly from country to country." }, { "text": "The speed of the car hardly varied." }, { "text": "Voting patterns vary geographically." }, { "text": "Voting behaviour varies geographically." }, { "text": "What can be found will inevitably vary according to the area under study." }, { "text": "a study of how moral values vary over time" }, { "text": "the continuously varying intensities of natural light" } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "enormously"], "verb + vary": ["can", "may", "be likely to"], "preposition": ["according to", "by", "depending on"], "phrases": ["vary over time", "vary with time"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to make changes to something to make it slightly different", "sensetop": "vary something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The job enables me to vary the hours I work." }, { "text": "The aerobics instructor varies the routine each week." }, { "text": "Consumers may apply to the lender to vary the terms of their contract." }, { "text": "Drivers need to take note of the weather conditions and vary their speed accordingly." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "enormously"], "verb + vary": ["can", "may", "be likely to"], "preposition": ["according to", "by", "depending on"], "phrases": ["vary over time", "vary with time"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that people may experience a particular thing in different ways", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Highly recommend the company! Of course, your mileage may vary." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈveəri/", "audio": "va/vary/vary__gb_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈveəriz/", "audio": "va/vary/varies__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈveərid/", "audio": "va/vary/varied__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈveəriɪŋ/", "audio": "va/vary/varying__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈveri//ˈværi/", "audio": "va/vary/vary__us_4.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈveriz//ˈværiz/", "audio": "va/vary/varies__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈverid//ˈværid/", "audio": "va/vary/varied__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈveriɪŋ//ˈværiɪŋ/", "audio": "va/vary/varying__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French varier or Latin variare, from varius ‘diverse’ ." }