various

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈvɛəriəs/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈvɛriəs/

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Adjective

Positive various

Comparative more various

Superlative most various

1. Various ways, types, kinds, etc. are many different ones.
   • Synonym: different

   I've made the dish a number of times in various ways. It's never the same.

   What are the differences between the various types of bottled water?

Related words

• vary
• variable
• variability

Determiner

Determiner various

1. (indefinite) (plural) (count) You use various to identify more than one thing without saying exactly which ones.
   • Synonym: several

   Various books have been taken.

   There are various ways to fix the problem.

   You have broken various of the rules.