noun alteration; change.
2. vary ·vi to disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men vary in opinion.
3. vary ·vi to differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as, the laws of france vary from those of england.
4. vary ·vi to alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.
5. vary ·vt to change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate.
6. vary ·vt to make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.
7. vary ·vt to embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, ·etc. ·see variation, 4.
8. vary ·vi 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.
9. vary ·vi to deviate; to depart; to swerve;
followed by from; as, to vary from the law, or from reason.
10. vary ·vt 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.