various

various
['ve(ə)rɪəs]
adj
1) разный, различный, разнообразный

There are various ways of improving spelling, but they are not very different. — Есть много способов исправить орфографию, но между ними нет принципиальной разницы.

Various people come to see him on various reasons. — Разные люди приходят к нему по разным причинам.

- various motives
- various duties
- for various reasons
- known under various names
- meet on various occasions
- talk about various things
2) отдельный, по отдельности (обыкновенно с определенным артиклем)
- various territories of the country
- talk with the various members of the family
- various are the tastes of men
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Английские эквиваленты русского прилагательного "другой" various, different, diverse, divergent имеют сходные, но и различные значения и употребления. Various - разного вида, разнообразный внутри одного типа: I had to sign various documents before they would let me into the country. Мне пришлось подписать массу разных документов, прежде чем мне разрешили въезд в страну. They discussed advantages of various teaching methods used in schools. Обсуждались достоинства разнообразных методов, применяемых в школе. Various styles of hats. Шляпы разных стилей. Different описывает два или более объекта (предмета, существа) отличных друг от друга: Everyone in the room spoke a different language. Все в комнате разговаривали на разных языках. We tried different kinds of food before we chose the menu for the party. Мы перепробовали разные блюда, прежде чем составили определенное меню для приема. Diverse - различный - подчеркивает расхождение свойств: All the members of the team come from totally diverse background. Все члены команды различаются происхождением и воспитанием. The newspaper aims to cover a diverse range of issues. Газета стремится отражать самые разнообразные проблемы/самый широкий круг проблем. Divergent - различный, противоположный, несовместимый: journalists with divergent political views журналисты разных политических взглядов; the problems of the two countries are widely divergent and one solution alone will not solve them. Проблемы этих двух стран совершенно различны, и для их преодоления нет единого решения
USAGE:
(1.) Прилагательное various, как и его синоним different, употребляется всегда перед существительным, но в отличие от different требует существительного во множественном числе. (2.) Существительное, определяемое прилагательным various 2., обычно употребляется с определенным артиклем: I spoke with the various members of the family. Я разговаривал с каждым членом семьи в отдельности; in the various districts/parts of the country в отдельных районах страны. (3.) For various 1.; See different, adj; USAGE (2.), (3.).

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