variedvar‧ied /ˈveərid $ ˈver-/ ●●○ AWL adjective 
a varied diet The responsibilities of government are many, and they are varied.richly/extremely/widely etc varied A good teacher is aware of the extremely varied needs of each student.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Grain products, vegetables, and fruit are important parts of a varied diet.
- He had a varied and outstanding career.
- Sandra's circle of friends was varied, and often a little strange.
- The rhythm of the poem is varied.
- As far as you could see there was a great undulating cushion of varied greenery, mile upon mile of leaves.
- Finally Brooks of Clapham included a varied and most interesting collection of aviation memorabilia in their sale on September 15.
- The authors endeavour to obtain specimens from as varied sources as possible.
- The lively and varied entertainments programme and excellent facilities are tailored to the needs of these students.
- With continually varied climbing it proves interesting and improbable to the last.
Longman Language Activatorincluding many different people, things, activities etc
consisting of or including many different people, things, activities etc: · He had a varied and outstanding career.· Grain products, vegetables, and fruit are important parts of a varied diet.· Sandra's circle of friends was varied, and often a little strange.
the differences within a group, set of actions etc that make it interesting: · She's always complaining that her job doesn't have enough variety.· The music on her latest CD shows a great deal of variety.variety of: · The doctor encouraged him to increase the variety of food that he eats.
a diverse group of people or things contains a lot of very different types of people or things: · The project studied a diverse group of 20,000 teenagers from nine high schools.· We believe the committee should reflect the diverse make-up of our community.· The region's economy is more diverse now than it was 10 years ago.
including many different subjects, ideas, or things: · Climate change is likely to have a wide-ranging impact on human health.· Our discussions were wide-ranging and substantive.· A wide-ranging survey found growing dissatisfaction among workers.
including two or more different things of the same type, or people of different types, mixed together: · The show draws a mixed audience of children and adults.· After beating the cake mixture, add a handful of mixed nuts.· This is a very mixed neighborhood, both racially and socially.
including or concerning people of different races or religions, especially those who live together in the same society, go to the same schools etc: · Most of today's teachers are committed to multicultural education.· He grew up in a multiracial area in London's East End.· Government policies should reflect the multiracial nature of our society.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A good teacher is aware of the extremely varied needs of each student.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
A good teacher is aware of the extremely varied needs of each student. (=including many different foods)· Provide your fish with a varied diet of worms, insects, and dried food.
· The supermarket has a varied selection of fruit juice drinks especially for children.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· That might be some guarantee of bigger, better, more varied and more daring programming.· This will be considered against the background of the much more varied and competitive broadcasting environment which our policies have created.· At the regional scale a much more varied picture of bus services emerges.· Video helps us provide a richer and more varied language environment within which learning can take place.· The much more varied and extensive evidence for Charles's control of the coinage has important implications for both government and economy.· The less standardised section is used to elicit information more varied and qualitative in character.· In addition, wider and more varied forms of higher education opportunity must be devised to enable the expansion needed.
· The Metropolitan's 33,000 textiles constitute one of the largest and most varied collections in the world.· They contain the richest and the most varied assemblage of animal and plant life to be found anywhere on earth.
· Because of my very varied upbringing I have found that I have never been able to analyse the political effects of any discrimination.· Many fossil distributions, of very varied ages, imply remarkably uniform conditions over a wide part of the earth's surface.· Molluscs Molluscs belong to the largest phylum in the animal kingdom and are a very varied group of animals.· Pilots who were selected for the early courses were from very varied backgrounds.· I have tried to give an indication of the very varied actual pattern of enrolment in schools.· The Great Forest is an ancient, vast and very varied woodland.· The delays are very varied and multiple repeats stay true to the original tone, as do the chorus and pitch-shifted sounds.· A flexible array of services is called for that can meet the very varied needs of different groups of the mentally ill.
NOUN· John Piper died yesterday at the age of 88, after a hugely varied career as an artist.· Already my father had had an interesting and varied career.
· Dwarfs and miniatures are becoming increasingly popular as you can grow a large, varied collection in quite a small space.· The Metropolitan's 33,000 textiles constitute one of the largest and most varied collections in the world.· Trains are operated on almost an hourly basis throughout the day, using a variety of locomotives from their varied collection.
· Feed a varied diet which includes plenty of earthworms, prawns, mussels, fish and heart.· Once again you can appreciate how important it is to have a mixed and varied diet.· Mollies grow well on a varied diet.· They are well fed, on a varied diet.· While this is taking place they should be given plenty of nourishing food and a varied diet.· Clean drinking water is supplied and this is as important as a varied diet to encourage birds to the garden.· A varied diet of earthworms, aquatic insects, shrimps, small fish and tablet foods will keep it in good health.· A good varied diet and suitable water conditions are essential to make the best of this beautiful fish.
· He would attack ugliness in all its many and varied forms, whether objects, behaviour or ideas.· This month's gallery concentrates on the varied forms of Loricarid catfish.· In addition, wider and more varied forms of higher education opportunity must be devised to enable the expansion needed.· Since then, several shapes have been introduced in many varied forms of decorative treatments.· Estimates of the number of people who were killed by the military varied form several hundred to several thousand.
· An expected attendance of around 100 and an interesting, varied programme planned.· The varied programme included a breathing session by Ruth Rolph.· Ample opportunities for many activities plus a varied programme of guided walks and events.· The World's leading orchestras, together with jazz, folk and ethnic music all feature in Symphony Hall's varied programme.· She will entertain with a fascinatingly varied programme of songs, both traditional and modern, with piano and flute accompaniment.· An exciting and varied programme of forty-two special-interest holidays both overseas and within Britain has been designed exclusively for the National Trust.· The comic opera of Gilbert and Sullivan is a regular feature on the Alexandra's varied programme.· Throughout the year, the city hosts a varied programme of major festivals.
· Surprisingly practical yet loads of fun, with a sound which suits a varied range of styles.· Fourthly are the fragments of evidence that allow relative and absolute dating to be undertaken by an increasingly varied range of techniques.· Publishers today have provided teachers of history with a wide and varied range of books for class use.
· Many departments buy a varied selection of relevant books and source material and use these alongside teacher-produced resources.· Good choice of wines, varied selection of blended and malt whiskies.
WORD FAMILYnounvariablevariancevariantvarietyvariabilityvariationadjectivevariable ≠ invariablevariedvariousadverbvariably ≠ invariablyvariouslyverbvary
consisting of or including many different kinds of things or people, especially in a way that seems interesting: a varied diet The responsibilities of government are many, and they are varied.richly/extremely/widely etc varied A good teacher is aware of the extremely varied needs of each student.