[ˈvɛːrɪəs], (Determiner)

Definitions:
- more than one; several
(e.g: various people arrived late)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin varius ‘changing, diverse’ + -ous

[ˈvɛːrɪəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- different from one another; of different kinds or sorts
(e.g: dresses of various colours)

- having or showing different properties or qualities
(e.g: their environments are locally various)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin varius ‘changing, diverse’ + -ous

[ˈvɛːrɪəs], (Pronoun)

Definitions:
- more than one of several people or things
(e.g: various of her friends had called)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin varius ‘changing, diverse’ + -ous