## Meanings
1. To be different from each other or to change depending on the situation.
2. To make changes to something so that it is not always the same.

## Examples
- Ticket prices vary according to the time of day.
- You should vary your diet to stay healthy.

## Synonyms
- change

## Derived Forms
- ever-varying
- time-varying
- varisome
- varisyllabic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: varien
- Root: varier
- Root: variō

## Etymology
From Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various.

## AI Etymology
Vary is from Middle English varien, from Old French varier, from Latin variō (“to change, alter, make different”), from varius (“different, various”); see various. The historical line also includes Middle English varien, Old French varier, Latin variō. In present-day use, it can mean to be different from each other or to change depending on the situation, or to make changes to something so that it is not always the same. Derived formations include ever-varying, time-varying, varisome, varisyllabic.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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