differ
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 Translations 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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