differ
English
Etymology
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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 (etymology 1).
Pronunciation
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Audio (GA): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪfə(r)
- Hyphenation: dif‧fer
Verb
differ (third-person singular simple present 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: see Thesaurus:differ
- These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.
- (intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
- (Can we date this quote by Canning and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- If the honourable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ.
- (Can we date this quote by Canning and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
not to have the same characteristics
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to have diverging opinions, disagree
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Further reading
- “differ”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “differ”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) differ
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