vary

 
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛːri/

verb (varies, varying, varied)

[no object]
  • differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class: the properties vary in price (as adjective varying) varying degrees of success
  • change from one condition, form, or state to another: your skin’s moisture content varies according to climatic conditions
  • [with object] introduce modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different or less uniform: he tried to vary his diet

Derivatives

varyingly

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French varier or Latin variare, from varius 'diverse'

Spelling rule

If a word ends in a consonant plus -y (as in defy), change the -y to an -i before adding any ending (unless the ending already begins with an -i): (varies, varying, varied).