Vary Work Students Varying Time Considerably Quality Slightly

• the students' work varies considerably in quality.
• the quality of the students' work varies considerably.
• new techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success.
• the menu varies with the season.

vary

1. to be different from each other in size, shape, etc.
• The students' work varies considerably in quality.
• The quality of the students' work varies considerably.
• New techniques were introduced with varying degrees of success.
2. to change or be different according to the situation
• The menu varies with the season.
• Prices vary according to the type of room you require.
• Pulse rates vary slightly from person to person.
• Class numbers vary between 25 and 30.
• ‘What time do you start work?’ ‘It varies.’
3. to make changes to something to make it slightly different
• The job enables me to vary the hours I work.
• The aerobics instructor varies the routine each week.

Extra Examples

• Costs are likely to vary depending on where you live.
• Dictionaries are produced with specific markets in mind, and their contents vary accordingly.
• Gender roles vary across cultures.
• Its speed varies from 20 mph to 35 mph.
• Personal preference naturally varies.
• Prices can vary enormously.
• Services offered vary among the main banks.
• The availability of good medical care tends to vary inversely with the need for it.
• The danger of a heart attack varies with body weight.
• The doses used for surgical anaesthesia vary between 2 and 10mg/kg.
• The doses used vary between 2 and 10mg/kg.
• The drug is available in several forms, and dosages vary accordingly.
• The leaf’s size varies widely according to the area where it grows.
• The rate of growth varies considerably between different industries.
• The rooms vary in size.
• The situation varies slightly from country to country.
• The speed of the car hardly varied.
• The sword hardly varied in form from the 12th to the 15th century.
• Voting behaviour varies geographically.
• Voting patterns vary geographically.
• What can be found will inevitably vary according to the area under study.
• a study of how moral values vary over time
• studying moral values and how they vary over time
• the continuously varying intensities of natural light
• ‘What time do you start work?’ ‘ It varies. ’
• The quality of the students’ work varies considerably.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they vary
• he / she / it varies
• past simple varied
• past participle varied
• -ing form varying

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French varier or Latin variare, from varius ‘diverse’ .