Words / A2

VAIRR-ee-uh-s/ˈveəriəs/

Various means several and different: various reasons, various colours, various shops. Variety is the noun. Different stresses “not the same”; various stresses “more than one kind”. Several is a number cousin. Do not write vary (the verb) when you need the adjective various.

Meaning

Several and of different kinds.

Examples

• “We visited various museums in the city.”
• “We tried various bus routes to the campus.”
• “The guidebook lists various cheap hostels near the harbour.”

Good to know

various + plural noun. Noun: variety. Verb: vary. Cousin: different / several.

Near in meaning

different

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