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varies

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈvɛɹiz// UK //vˈeəɹiz// varies

v. to change or be different depending on the situation. You use this when things are not always the same, like the weather or prices.

v. to undergo change or exhibit differences in size, amount, degree, or nature. Intransitive in its most common sense, though it can function transitively to mean 'to make different'.


SIMPLE

The price of fruit varies depending on the season.

CONTEXTUAL

The quality of the mobile signal varies significantly as you move from the city center to the rural outskirts.

COMPLEX

While the core curriculum remains standard across the country, the specific teaching methodology varies from one school to another based on the available resources and student needs.

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The verb is primarily intransitive and frequently takes the preposition 'with' or 'between'.

Pitfall

The results varies every timeThe results vary every timeLearners often forget that 'varies' is the third-person singular form; plural subjects require 'vary'.

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