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vary
/vair-ree/
 
vi.
 
1.
Def.: egpalin; eggalin; egsaliyu
MS: egpalin; eggalin; egsaliyu
If something varies, it is not always the same; it changes sometimes.
The length of the dry season varies; some years it is short, and other years it is quite long.
 
vi.
 
2.
Def.: lein
MS: lein
If something varies, it is not the same for everyone; it is different for different people or things.
The color of cats' eyes varies from cat to cat.
Ka batek te mata te miyew lein du te batek te mata te duma ne miyew.
 
vt.
 
3.
Def.: egpapalin; egpahalin; egpasaliyu
MS: egpapalin; egpahalin; egpasaliyu
If you vary something, you cause it to not be the same all the time.
I vary my diet by eating different kinds of vegetables.
See variable, various, variety
Sem.Dom.: AWL1
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012