German Conversation · Level 42
75 words
German word
variieren
Pronunciation
IPA/vaʁiˈiːʁən/
Meaning
- verbvary
Example
Die Temperaturen variieren stark zwischen Tag und Nacht.
Temperatures vary greatly between day and night.
More examples
Die Ergebnisse variieren je nach Studie.
The results vary depending on the study.
Core concept
A set of measurements shifts along a scale, with each item showing a different value or form.
Common phrases
leicht variieren
vary slightly
je nach Studie variieren
vary depending on the study
in der Häufigkeit variieren
vary in frequency
Similar words
sich unterscheiden: To differ from one another in qualities or characteristics.
schwanken: To fluctuate up and down in an unstable way.
abweichen: To deviate from an expected value, standard, or result.
ändern: To change something so that it takes on a new state.
Definition in German
in verschiedenen Ausprägungen oder Graden vorkommen und Unterschiede im Wert oder in der Form zeigen
Word origin
Variieren comes from Latin variāre, 'to make varied or change,' which derives from varius, 'varied,' and entered German as a learned borrowing.
Usage tips
- German variieren can be transitive, as in ein Rezept variieren, as well as intransitive, as in Die Temperaturen variieren.
Other meanings
- changeverb
- differverb
Opposites
- stagnierenstagnateverb
Related words
- Variabilitätvariabilitynoun
- variabelvariableadjective
- Variationsbreiterange of variationnoun