The difference between Depart and Vary

When used as nouns, depart means division, whereas vary means alteration.

When used as verbs, depart means to leave, whereas vary means to change with time or a similar parameter.

check bellow for the other definitions of Depart and Vary

  1. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To leave.

  2. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To set out on a journey.

  3. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To die.

  4. Depart as a verb (intransitive, figurative):

    To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.

  5. Depart as a verb (intransitive):

    To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.

    Examples:

    "His latest statements seemed to depart from party policy somewhat."

    "to depart from a title or defence in legal pleading"

  6. Depart as a verb (transitive):

    To go away from; to leave.

  7. Depart as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To divide up; to distribute, share.

  8. Depart as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To separate, part.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Depart as a noun (obsolete):

    Division; separation, as of compound substances.

  2. Depart as a noun (obsolete):

    A going away; departure.

  1. Vary as a verb (transitive):

    To change with time or a similar parameter.

    Examples:

    "He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice."

  2. Vary as a verb (transitive):

    To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.

    Examples:

    "You should vary your diet. Eating just bread will do you harm in the end."

  3. Vary as a verb (intransitive):

    Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.

    Examples:

    "His mood varies by the hour."

    "The sine function varies between −1 and 1."

  4. Vary as a verb (of the members of a group, intransitive):

    To display differences.

    Examples:

    "The sprouting tendency of potatoes varies between cultivars, years and places of growing."

  5. Vary as a verb (intransitive):

    To be or act different from the usual.

    Examples:

    "I'm not comfortable with <code>3.Nc3</code> in the Caro-Kann, so I decided to vary and play <code>exd5</code>."

  6. Vary as a verb (transitive):

    To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.

  7. Vary as a verb (transitive, music):

    To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See .

  8. Vary as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension.

  1. Vary as a noun (obsolete):

    alteration; change.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

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