variously

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

variously - in diverse ways; "the alternatives that are variously represented by the participants"; "the speakers treated the subject most diversely" diversely, multifariously

Translations

variously [ˈvɛərɪəslɪ] ADV the phrase has been variously interpreted → la frase se ha interpretado de varias or diversas maneras
a pile of variously coloured socks → un montón de calcetines de distintos or diversos colores
the caravan served variously as an office, bedroom and changing room → según los casos la caravana hacía de oficina, dormitorio o vestuario

variously [ˈvɛəriəsli] adv [estimated, described] → diversement

variously

adv

→ unterschiedlich; the news was variously reported in the papers → die Nachricht wurde in den Zeitungen unterschiedlich wiedergegeben

→ verschiedentlich; he has been variously described as a rogue and a charmer → er wurde verschiedentlich ein Schlitzohr und Charmeur genannt

variously [ˈvɛərɪəslɪ] adv → in modo vario, variamente