various

var·i·ous  (vâr-s, vr-)

adj.

1.

a. Of diverse kinds: for various reasons.

b. Unlike; different.

2. Being more than one; several.

3. Many-sided; versatile: a person of various skills.

4. Having a variegated nature or appearance.

5. Being an individual or separate member of a class or group: The various reports all agreed.

6. Archaic Changeable; variable.

pron. Usage Problem (used with a pl. verb)

Several different people or things.

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[From Latin varius.]

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vari·ous·ly adv.

vari·ous·ness n.

Usage Note: The use of various as a pronoun, as in various of the committee members spoke out against the measure, is widely regarded as an error. Eighty-six percent of the Usage Panel finds this sentence unacceptable, a figure not much different from the 91 percent who rejected the various of construction in 1967. The Panel is somewhat more tolerant of the construction when it is used with inanimate objects rather than people. Seventy percent objected to its use in the phrase ownership of the lake and various of its tributaries and effluents. It is not clear why this usage should be regarded as an error, since it is analogous to the use of quantifiers such as few, many, and several.

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various [ˈvɛərɪəs]

determiner

a.  several different he is an authority on various subjects

b.  Not standard (as pronoun; followed by of) various of them came

adj

1. of different kinds, though often within the same general category; diverse various occurrences his disguises are many and various

2. (prenominal) relating to a collection of separate persons or things the various members of the club

3. displaying variety; many-sided his various achievements are most impressive

4. Poetic variegated

5. Obsolete inconstant

[from Latin varius changing; perhaps related to Latin vārus crooked]

variously  adv

variousness  n

Usage: The use of different after various should be avoided: the disease exists in various forms (not in various different forms)

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	various - of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior" assorted different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
	2.	various - considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" respective, several individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
	3.	various - distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" diverse different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
	4.	various - having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" versatile varied - characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"

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various

adjective

1. different, assorted, miscellaneous, varied, differing, distinct, diverse, divers (archaic), diversified, disparate, sundry, heterogeneous He plans to spread his capital between various bank accounts.
different same, similar, alike, matching, equivalent, uniform

2. many, numerous, countless, several, abundant, innumerable, sundry, manifold, profuse The methods employed are many and various.

Usage: The use of different after various, which seems to be most common in speech, is unnecessary and should be avoided in serious writing: the disease exists in various forms (not in various different forms).

Translations

various [ˈvɛərɪəs] ADJ (gen) → varios, diversos; (= different) → distintos
for various reasons → por diversas razones
in various ways → de diversos modos
at various times → a distintas horas
on various occasions in the past → en varias ocasiones antes

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various [ˈvɛəriəs] adj

(= several) → divers before n, plusieurs
Various people called round while you were out → Plusieurs personnes sont passées pendant que vous n'étiez pas là.
We visited various villages in the area → Nous avons visité plusieurs villages de la région., Nous avons visité divers villages de la région.
There were various questions he wanted to ask → Il avait diverses questions à poser., Il avait plusieurs questions à poser.
at various times → à diverses reprises

(= varied) → varié(e)
many and various → divers(e) et varié(e)
The methods are many and various → Les méthodes sont diverses et variées.
at various times (= different) → à divers moments
at various times of the year → à divers moments de l'année

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various

adj

(= different) → verschieden; his excuses are many and various → seine Entschuldigungen sind zahlreich und vielfältig

(= several) → mehrere, verschiedene

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various [ˈvɛərɪəs] adj (several) → diverso/a, vario/a; (different) → diverso/a, differente
at various times (different) → in momenti diversi or differenti
various times (several) → diverse or varie volte
we went our various ways home → ognuno è tornato a casa per la sua strada

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various

adj various [ˈveəriəs]

1 different; varied His reasons for leaving were many and various. verskeie مُتَنَوِّع، مُخْتَلِف الأشْكال разнообразни různý forskellig verschiedenartig ποικίλος, διάφορος vario, diverso eri(nev) متفاوت monenlainen varié מְגוּוָנִים भिन्न različit különféle berbeda-beda mismunandi, margvíslegur vario 様々な 다양한 įvairūs, skirtingi dažāds; atšķirīgs berbagai-bagai, pelbagai verschillend forskjellige, diverse; atskillige rozmaity vário divers; variat различный, разный rôzny pester različit olikartad, varierande ซึ่งแตกต่างกัน çeşitli, değişik 各式各樣的 різний; різноманітний مختلف khác nhau 各种各样的

2 several Various people have told me about you. verskeie عِدَّه няколко mnohý adskillig verschieden αρκετοί, διάφοροι varios mitmed مختلف usea différent שוֹנִים अनेक, कई nekoliko számos beberapa ÿmsir vario いくつかの 다수의 keletas vairāki ramai verschillend ymse, mange forskjellige różni vário (mai) mulţi, multe многие mnohý številen nekoliko åtskilliga, flera [] หลากหลาย birkaç, bazı 許多的 кілька متعدد vài 许多的

adv variously

verskeie بصورَةٍ متنوِّعَه различно různě forskelligt; adskilligt verschieden ποικιλοτρόπως diversamente, variadamente erinevalt بطور متنوع یا متفاوت eri tavoilla diversement באופן שונה विविध रूप से, कई प्रकार से različito változóan; különbözően secara berbeda-beda með ÿmsum hætt diversamente 多様に 잡다하게, 가지각색으로 įvairiai dažādi; dažādos veidos dgn berbagai-bagai cara verschillend forskjelligartet, avvekslende, ulikt rozmaicie variadmente în mod variat по-разному rôzne različno različito på olika sätt อย่างแตกต่างกัน değişik biçimde, farklı olarak 多種多樣地 різноманітно مختلف طريقوں سے khác nhau 多种多样地

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various → مختلف různý forskellige verschieden διάφοροι varios usea divers razni vario さまざまな 다양한 verscheidene ulike różny vários разнообразный olika ต่างชนิด çeşitli khác nhau 不同的