All 7 Uses of
vary
in
1984 by Orwell
- The programmes of the Two Minutes Hate varied from day to day, but there was none in which Goldstein was not the principal figure.†
p. 12..1 *
- Winston's working week was sixty hours, Julia's was even longer, and their free days varied according to the pressure of work and did not often coincide.†
p. 129..2
- They have been subdivided in many ways, they have borne countless different names, and their relative numbers, as well as their attitude towards one another, have varied from age to age: but the essential structure of society has never altered.†
p. 184..5
- They have been subdivided in many ways, they have borne countless different names, and their relative numbers, as well as their attitude towards one another, have varied from age to age: but the essential structure of society has never altered.†
p. 201..4
- The humming sound and the unvarying white light induced a sort of faintness, an empty feeling inside his head.†
p. 238..2
- 'The worst thing in the world,' said O'Brien, 'varies from individual to individual.†
p. 283..5
- Did it not symbolize the eternal, unvarying triumph of Good over Evil?†
p. 289..5
Definition:
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(vary) to be different, or to changeeditor's notes: Vary is often used to describe small differences or changes--especially about things of the same type. It would be more common to say "The weight of full-grown elephants varies depending upon diet and other factors," than to say "The weight of elephants varies from that of mice."