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vary
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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- The average person needs about 2,000 calories a day, but that number varies greatly depending on your age, size, and amount of exercise.†
Chpt 1.7varies = differs; or changes
- Zoologists think the koala once ate a more varied diet than it does now.†
Chpt 1.8 *varied = differed; or changed
- It can vary depending on temperature, rainfall, sunlight, and the time of year.†
Chpt 3.13vary = differ; or change
Definitions:
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(1)
(vary) to be different, or to changeVary 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."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)