(varies, ~ing, varied)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If things ~, they are different from each other in size, amount, or degree.
As they’re handmade, each one varies slightly...
The text varies from the earlier versions...
Different writers will prepare to ~ing degrees.
= differ
VERB: V, V from n, V-ing
2.
If something varies or if you ~ it, it becomes different or changed.
The cost of the alcohol duty varies according to the amount of wine in the bottle...
You are welcome to ~ the diet.
= change
VERB: V, V n
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see also varied