vary

vary between (someone or something)

1. To alternate between two or more different options, choices, or possibilities. I keep varying between graphite and ink for my drawings. The senator keeps varying between wildly different tones during his campaign—one moment he's making tearful emotional appeals, and the next he's spewing the most hateful vitriol against his opponents.

2. To alternate or fluctuate between two or more different states or conditions. The weather around here varies between cloudy and rainy—not a lot of sun in these parts.

3. To change or differ between two or more people, things, or groups. Reception of the proposed legislation has varied between demographics but has largely been positive. Specific laws will vary between one country and another, so you'll want to look into it before your trip across Europe this summer.

vary between (someone or something) and (someone or something else)

1. To alternate between two different options, choices, or possibilities. I keep varying between graphite and ink for my drawings. The coach varied between Sarah and Mary to be the starter in Saturday's game.

2. To alternate or fluctuate between two different states or conditions. As she's grieved her mother's death, Elsie's emotions have begun to vary between despair and anger.

3. To change or differ between two people, things, or groups. Specific laws will vary between one country and another, so you'll want to look into it before your trip across Europe this summer.

vary from (someone or something)

1. To differ from or be at odds with someone or something else. Our findings vary from the Pentagon's official report. The behavior of bees sprayed with the neurochemical vary drastically from that of unaffected bees.

2. To be different between two or more people, things, or groups. Reception of the proposed legislation varies from person to person, but the overall consensus is that it is the right step for the country. Certain traffic laws on vary widely from one state to another.

3. To change or alter from one state to another. Reactions to the film have varied from mild dislike to intense hatred. The weather in this part of the country can vary from cold rain to warm sunshine in the space of an hour.

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vary up

To alter, change, or adjust some variable factor, aspect, or element of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "vary" and "up." I'd like to start varying up the dinners we make each week—we've been getting stuck in a routine of making the same stuff. You should vary your workout up if you want to really improve your body.

vary with (something)

1. To differ from or be at odds with something else. Our findings vary with the Pentagon's official report. We need to figure out why your answers vary with those of the textbook.

2. To become different based on or according to some determining factor. A person's reaction to this medication will vary with age. The tone of my writing tends to vary with how happy I am in a given moment.

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your mileage may vary

The extent to which you enjoy, appreciate, benefit from, etc., something will be different depending on your own personal preferences or needs. It isn't a mind-blowing or important film to watch, but I enjoyed it for its spectacle and humor. Your mileage may vary, though. I found the service to be perfectly suitable for me and my family, but ours was a pretty straightforward case, so your mileage may vary.

vary between (someone and someone else)

and vary between something and something else

to fluctuate in choosing between people or things. In choosing a bridge partner, Sam varied between Tom and Wally. I varied between chocolate and vanilla cake for dessert.

vary between (something and something else)

to fluctuate between one thing and another. The daytime temperatures vary between 80 and 90 degrees. She varies between angry and happy.

vary (from something) (in something)

to differ from something. This one varies from that one in many ways. It varies from the other one a little.

vary from (something to something)

to fluctuate over the range from something to something. The colors vary from red to orange. It varies from warm to very hot during the summer.

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vary with something

1. to be at variance with someone's figures or a sum or estimate. My figures vary with yours considerably. Her estimate varies with yours by a few dollars.

2. to change according to something. The rainfall in New York State varies with the season. His mood varies with the stock market average.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

vary from

To be different than something or someone; deviate from something or someone: The researchers determined that the behavior of children who took the medicine varied from normal patterns of behavior.

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vary up

To change the variables associated with something: The cafeteria varied up its menu with a new kind of sandwich. You've worn the same blue sweater all week—why not vary it up and wear something new?

Your mileage may vary. and YMMV

sent. & comp. abb. You may have a different experience or different results. It worked for me. Your mileage may vary.

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释义	vary vary between (someone or something) 1. To alternate between two or more different options, choices, or possibilities. I keep varying between graphite and ink for my drawings. The senator keeps varying between wildly different tones during his campaign—one moment he's making tearful emotional appeals, and the next he's spewing the most hateful vitriol against his opponents. 2. To alternate or fluctuate between two or more different states or conditions. The weather around here varies between cloudy and rainy—not a lot of sun in these parts. 3. To change or differ between two or more people, things, or groups. Reception of the proposed legislation has varied between demographics but has largely been positive. Specific laws will vary between one country and another, so you'll want to look into it before your trip across Europe this summer. See also: between, vary vary between (someone or something) and (someone or something else) 1. To alternate between two different options, choices, or possibilities. I keep varying between graphite and ink for my drawings. The coach varied between Sarah and Mary to be the starter in Saturday's game. 2. To alternate or fluctuate between two different states or conditions. As she's grieved her mother's death, Elsie's emotions have begun to vary between despair and anger. 3. To change or differ between two people, things, or groups. Specific laws will vary between one country and another, so you'll want to look into it before your trip across Europe this summer. See also: and, between, something, vary vary from (someone or something) 1. To differ from or be at odds with someone or something else. Our findings vary from the Pentagon's official report. The behavior of bees sprayed with the neurochemical vary drastically from that of unaffected bees. 2. To be different between two or more people, things, or groups. Reception of the proposed legislation varies from person to person, but the overall consensus is that it is the right step for the country. Certain traffic laws on vary widely from one state to another. 3. To change or alter from one state to another. Reactions to the film have varied from mild dislike to intense hatred. The weather in this part of the country can vary from cold rain to warm sunshine in the space of an hour. See also: vary vary up To alter, change, or adjust some variable factor, aspect, or element of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "vary" and "up." I'd like to start varying up the dinners we make each week—we've been getting stuck in a routine of making the same stuff. You should vary your workout up if you want to really improve your body. See also: up, vary vary with (something) 1. To differ from or be at odds with something else. Our findings vary with the Pentagon's official report. We need to figure out why your answers vary with those of the textbook. 2. To become different based on or according to some determining factor. A person's reaction to this medication will vary with age. The tone of my writing tends to vary with how happy I am in a given moment. See also: vary your mileage may vary The extent to which you enjoy, appreciate, benefit from, etc., something will be different depending on your own personal preferences or needs. It isn't a mind-blowing or important film to watch, but I enjoyed it for its spectacle and humor. Your mileage may vary, though. I found the service to be perfectly suitable for me and my family, but ours was a pretty straightforward case, so your mileage may vary. See also: may, mileage, vary Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. vary between (someone and someone else) and vary between something and something else to fluctuate in choosing between people or things. In choosing a bridge partner, Sam varied between Tom and Wally. I varied between chocolate and vanilla cake for dessert. See also: between, vary vary between (something and something else) to fluctuate between one thing and another. The daytime temperatures vary between 80 and 90 degrees. She varies between angry and happy. See also: between, vary vary (from something) (in something) to differ from something. This one varies from that one in many ways. It varies from the other one a little. vary from (something to something) to fluctuate over the range from something to something. The colors vary from red to orange. It varies from warm to very hot during the summer. See also: vary vary with something 1. to be at variance with someone's figures or a sum or estimate. My figures vary with yours considerably. Her estimate varies with yours by a few dollars. 2. to change according to something. The rainfall in New York State varies with the season. His mood varies with the stock market average. See also: vary McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. vary from v. To be different than something or someone; deviate from something or someone: The researchers determined that the behavior of children who took the medicine varied from normal patterns of behavior. See also: vary vary up v. To change the variables associated with something: The cafeteria varied up its menu with a new kind of sandwich. You've worn the same blue sweater all week—why not vary it up and wear something new? See also: up, vary The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. Your mileage may vary. and YMMV sent. & comp. abb. You may have a different experience or different results. It worked for me. Your mileage may vary. See also: and, may, mileage, YMMV McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: varied vary between vary between (someone or something) vary between (someone or something) and (someone or something else) be on the fence pull (one) off the fence ink in alternate alternate between alternate between (people or things) References in periodicals archive PETER PAN, times vary. His Majesty's Theatre, Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen. Events Answers will vary; they will include buying ads on TV, transportation, renting offices and hotel rooms, and paying staff. Election cartoons All programs will give a comprehensive exam in accounting, but the form and length vary among universities. Those who can ... teach Karlovy Vary, which wasn't affected by nearby floods, is at a crossroads. Karlovy notes new success Since the number of power factor correction capacitors in the power supply are fixed, the frequency of the operation will vary from the startup frequency, depending on changes within the inductor. New method helps determine when to shut down an inductor The type and quantity of these compounds vary in response to the environment in which a plant grew: its soil type and nutrition, water availability, excessive heat or cold, exposure to toxic minerals, degree of shading, and any hybridization. Herbal lottery: what's on a dietary supplement's label may not be what's in the bottle The tax classes vary in terms of heirs, rates and number of classes. State estate and gift tax provisions Also, since major FFA programs vary in size, the materiality threshold varies across audits of different major programs. Materiality in government auditing Compaction-In a production mold, compaction forces vary vertically and horizontally across the mold due to several influencing factors, i.e., pattern shape, flask wall friction and mechanical compacting force variances, as illustrated in Fig. Testing procedures significant to casting quality Answers will vary. Students might say that Raven is lazy and is only concerned with his own well-being. Raven and the Fog Woman If a constant of nature can vary, then so might laws of physics Constant Changes Problems arise from this method because the actual mold conditions may vary significantly from the conditions that produced the standard cure time. Using real-time impedance measurement to monitor and control rubber vulcanization The ratio could vary somewhat, for example, depending on how much of the water in an animal's body came from the blood of its prey rather than from the water the animal drank. Teeth tell tale of warm-blooded dinosaurs
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