differ
Pronunciation Etymology 1
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Pronunciation Etymology 1
From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differō, from dis- ("apart") + ferō ("carry, bear").
Verbdiffer (differs, present participle differing; simple past and past participle differed)
- (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.
- (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
- May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration
- (intransitive) To be separated in quantity.
- The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.
- French: différer
- German: unterscheiden, abweichen, differieren, verschieden sein, nicht übereinstimmen
- Italian: differire, essere differente, essere diverso
- Portuguese: diferir
- Russian: отлича́ться
- Spanish: diferir
- 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
differ (plural differs)
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