differ

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈdɪfə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdɪfɚ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differō, from dis- ("apart") + ferō ("carry, bear").

Verb

differ (differs, present participle differing; simple past and past participle differed)

1. (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

   Synonyms: Thesaurus:differ

   These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.

2. (intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
   • May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration

     I differ from the honourable baronet on both these subjects

3. (intransitive) To be separated in quantity.

   The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.

Related terms

• difference
• different
• differential
• differentiate

• differentiation
• differently
• indifference
• indifferent
• indifferently

Translations

• French: différer
• German: unterscheiden, abweichen, differieren, verschieden sein, nicht übereinstimmen
• Italian: differire, essere differente, essere diverso
• Portuguese: diferir
• Russian: отлича́ться
• Spanish: diferir

Translations

• French: différer
• German: unterschiedlicher Meinung sein, sich uneinig sein, streiten, verschiedener Meinung sein, anderer Meinung sein, uneinig
• Portuguese: divergir
• Russian: расходиться во мнениях
• Spanish: diferir

Etymology 2

From diff + -er.

Noun

differ (plural differs)

1. (computing) A program that diffs, a diff.

   Synonyms: diff

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