vary vs very

Definitions

verb

1. be subject to change in accordance with a variable
2. be at variance with; be out of line with
3. become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
4. make something more diverse and varied

Examples

Therefore to convert Lanchow cash into Tientsin cash you must divide the Lanchow cash by 3, count 975 as 1000, and consider this equal to a certain percentage of a theoretical amount of silver known as a tael, which is always varying of itself as well as by the fluctuations in the market value of silver, and which is not alike in any two places, and may widely vary in different portions of the same place.

As precise definitions of words do not translate well from one language to another, words connoting latria and dulia vary from one language to another.

Part of the problem in making extrapolations from these patterns to build a theory is that the relationship between language and social structure may vary considerably, both synchronically and diachronically.

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Definitions

adjective

1. precisely as stated
2. being the exact same one; not any other:

adverb

1. used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
2. precisely so

Examples

Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour".

I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad.

My aunt is very old-fashioned.

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