Meaning & use
various
Of several different kinds; more than one and not all the same.
See it in a sentence
The market sells various fruits imported from countries all over the world.
Various factors, including weather and traffic, delayed the flight by several hours.
A note on using this word
"Various" always precedes a plural noun and should not be followed by "of" (say "various reasons," not "various of reasons").
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Words with an opposite meaning
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