Entry Word: vary

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to be unlike; to not be the same <opinions by experts on the subject vary> — see differ 1
2 to make different in some way <varied the method occasionally for the sake of experimentation> — see change 1
3 to occur within a continuous range of variation <the appliance store is offering discounts that vary from 10 to 40 percent, depending upon the brand> — see run 4
4 to pass from one form, state, or level to another <terrain that constantly varied as we traveled from the coast to the interior> — see change 2