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differ

  • verb
  • dif·fer
  • /ˈdɪfə/

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

Other meanings

  1. To be separated in quantity.

  2. To have diverging opinions, disagree.

Synonyms

  • disagree
  • take issue

Example sentences

  • “Reasonable minds can differ.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "differō" (carry apart, put off, defer; differ).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “differ” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.