Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To be dissimilar or unlike in nature, quality, amount, or form.
- intransitive verb To be of a different opinion; disagree.
- intransitive verb Obsolete To quarrel; dispute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To be unlike, dissimilar, distinct, or various in nature, condition, form, or qualities: used absolutely or with from: as, the two things differ greatly; men differ from brutes; a statue differs from a picture; wisdom differs from cunning.
- To disagree; be of a contrary opinion; dissent; be at variance; vary in opinion or action: used absolutely or with from or with: as, they differ in their methods; he differs from other writers on the subject.
- To express disagreement or dissent by word of mouth; come into antagonism; dispute; contend: followed by with.
- Synonyms To vary.
- To cause to be different or unlike.
- To cause difference or dispute between; divide.
- To put off; defer. See
defer . - noun Difference.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance.
- intransitive verb To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with
from . - intransitive verb To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment; -- often with
from orwith . - intransitive verb To have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to dispute; to contend.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Not to have the same
traits ,characteristics . - verb people, etc. To have
diverging opinions ,disagree .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb be different
- verb be of different opinions
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The designations of the title differ; what is stated above was probably the fact.
Jeremiah : Being The Baird Lecture for 1922 George Adam Smith 1899
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His management style may differ from the president's, but Rouse has been a partner in building the strategy that took Obama from the Senate to the White House and in his first two years as president.
Obama signals continuity, for now, with staff changes Post 2010
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How does a childfree marriage differ from a more traditional marriage?
>An interview with Laura Carroll, conducted by Carol Dominy. First published in BellaOnline.com. 2010
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I think it would help if you described what you think the transition cost are that differ from the unfunded liability.
Comment of the Week, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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How does Bel Canto differ from the other novels you've written?
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How would that differ from the British system where the authorities do not "waste" resources keeping 85 year olds alive for another six months?
Distribution of Health Care Spending, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Where he and I would differ is that I think that the ability of government to devise a "solution" to the problem of future adjustments to the availability of educated labor from other countries is minimal compared to that of the decentralized trial-and-error groping mechanism of the market.
Economic Advisers Stoop to the Net, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The case of Stargate: Universe discussed how the new series would differ from the two others that preceded it.
28 « July « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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I'm not sure why my numbers on foreign versus US scientists differ from the abstract (their 39 and 15 versus my 37 and 17), my guess is that they have opportunistically included 2 scientists who have some minor US connection as being from here.
Two Cowenian Tenure Claims, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The case of Stargate: Universe discussed how the new series would differ from the two others that preceded it.
Orbiting the Blogosphere – News from the San Diego Comic Con 2009
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