Differ

English

Verb

Differ (third-person singular simple present Differs, present participle Differing, simple past and past participle Differed)

1. Not to have the same traits, characteristics.
2. (people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.

Related terms

• different
• difference
• differential
• differentiate
• differentiation
• agree to differ
• beg to differ

Adverbs for Differ

radically; racially; decidedly; essentially; widely; profoundly; chemically; entirely; acutely; sharply; markedly; noticeably; perceptibly; infinitesimally; psychologically; mentally; religiously; gravely; appreciably; strikingly; palpably; vitally; significantly; fundamentally; philosophically; prodigiously; intrinsically; structurally.

Thesaurus

agree to differ, agree to disagree, altercate, argue, be at cross-purposes, be at variance, be distinct, be distinguished, be in dissent, bear no resemblance, beg to differ, bicker, brawl, break, break off, break up, broil, clash, clash with, collide, conflict, conflict with, contradict, contrast, contrast with, counter, debate, depart, depart from, deviate, deviate from, differ in opinion, differentiate, disaccord, disaccord with, disagree, disagree with, discord, discord with, dispute, dissent, dissent from, disunify, divaricate, divaricate from, diverge, diverge from, diversify, divide, divide on, drop out, fall out, feud, fight, flite, have words, hold opposite views, jangle, jar, jar with, join issue, jostle, mismatch, mismate, misunderstand one another, negate, not accord with, not agree, not compare with, not get along, not look like, not square with, object, oppose, part company, protest against, pull different ways, quarrel, relieve, secede, set to, spar, spat, squabble, stand apart, stand over against, take exception, take issue, tiff, variate, variegate, vary, withdraw, withhold assent, wrangle

Etymology

From Middle English differen, from Latin differō (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈdɪfə/
• Rhymes: -ɪfə(r)

Translations

Not to have the same characteristics

Bulgarian: различавам се (bg) Czech: lišit (cs) se Dutch: verschillen (nl), afwijken (nl) Esperanto: malsimili (eo) Finnish: erota (fi) French: différer (fr) German: unterscheiden sich, abweichen

Greek: διαφέρω (el) Ido: diferar Indonesian: beda (id), berbeda (id), berlainan (id) Japanese: 異なる (ことなる, kotonaru), 違う (ちがう, chigau) Polish: różnić się (pl) West Frisian: ferskille

to have diverging opinions, disagree

Polish: mieć inne zdanie

External links

• Differ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• Differ in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• riffed

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Latin

Verb

differ

1. second-person singular present active imperative of differō