differ

CEFRB1

/ˈdɪfə/

verb · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To be unlike someone or something else.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.

Examples

  • I beg to differ, as I disagree with your analysis of the situation.

  • Let's check why your answers differ from mine.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To be separated in quantity.

  2. To have diverging opinions, disagree.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A program that diffs, a diff.

More examples

In context

  • We differ from them in some respects.

  • The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.

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

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Origin

verb

From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differō (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + ferō (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek διαφέρω (diaphérō). Doublet of defer and dilate, see also infer, confer and collate, refer and relate, as well as prefer and prelate among others.