differ
pronunciation
How to pronounce differ in British English:
UK [ˈdɪfə(r)]
How to pronounce differ in American English:
US [ˈdɪfər]
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- Verb:
- be different
- be of different opinions
Word Origin
- differ (v.)
- late 14c., from Old French differer (14c.) and directly from Latin differre "to set apart, differ," from dis- "away from" (see dis-) + ferre "carry" (see infer). Two senses that were present in Latin have gone separate ways in English since c. 1500 with defer (transitive) and differ (intransitive). Related: Differed; differing.
Example
- 1. The legal implications of this differ across countries .
- 2. Even molecules that differ by a single atom can vibrate quite differently .
- 3. Experts differ on how long an executive summary should be .
- 4. But future purchases will differ from previous ones .
- 5. Emotions differ from the prolonged emotional states that define moods .