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dif·fer  (dfr)

intr.v. dif·fered, dif·fer·ing, dif·fers

1. To be dissimilar or unlike in nature, quality, amount, or form: Ambition differs from greed.

2. To be of a different opinion; disagree: The critic differed with the author on several facts.

3. Obsolete To quarrel; dispute.

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[Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differre, to differ, delay : dis-, apart; see dis- + ferre, to carry; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: differ, disagree, vary
These verbs mean to be unlike or dissimilar: Birds differ from mammals. Their testimony disagreed on several points. People vary in intelligence.

Antonym: agree

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differ

Verb

1. to be dissimilar in quality, nature, or degree

2. to disagree [Latin differre to scatter, be different]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	differ - be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" depart, deviate, vary, diverge - be at variance with; be out of line with vary - be subject to change in accordance with a variable; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather" counterpoint, contrast - to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities" equal, be - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!"
	2.	differ - be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions" disagree, take issue, dissent dissent - withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented" clash - disagree violently; "We clashed over the new farm policies" contradict, contravene, negate - deny the truth of

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differ

verb 1. be dissimilar, contradict, contrast with, vary, counter, belie, depart from, diverge, negate, fly in the face of, run counter to, be distinct, stand apart, make a nonsense of, be at variance with << OPPOSITE accord

verb 2. disagree, clash, dispute, dissent << OPPOSITE agree

Translations

differ [ˈdɪfəʳ] vi (= be different) → ser distinto, diferenciarse (= disagree); discrepar

differ [ˈdɪfəʳ] vi to differ from sth (= be different) → être différent(e) de qch → différer de qch;

to differ from sb over sth → ne pas être d'accord avec qn au sujet de qch

differ [ˈdɪfəʳ] vi (be different);

to differ (from) → sich unterscheiden (von);

(disagree);

to differ (about) → anderer Meinung sein (über +acc);

to agree to differ → sich dat verschiedene Meinungen zugestehen

differ [ˈdɪfəʳ] vi to differ from sth → differire da qc; essere diverso/a da qc;

to differ from sb over sth → essere in disaccordo con qn su qc

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differ

v differ [ˈdifə]

1 (often with from) to be not like or alike Our views differ; Her house differs from mine. verskil يَخْتَلِف различавам се lišit se være forskellig; afvige sich unterscheiden διαφέρω ser distinto erinema فرق داشتن؛ متفاوت بودن poiketa différer (de) לִהְיוֹת שׁוֹנֶה भिन्न होना razlikovati se különbözik berbeda vera ólíkur differire 異なる (서로) 다르다 skirtis atšķirties berbeza verschillen være forskjellig/ulik różnić się ser diferente a fi diferit de отличаться líšiť sa razlikovati se razlikovati se vara olik[], skilja sig åt แตกต่าง farklı olmak 不同 відрізнятися مختلف ہونا khác 不同

2 to disagree (with) I think we will have to agree to differ. verskil يَخْتَلِف، يُعارِض не се съгласявам různit se v názoru være uenig anderer Meinung sein διαφωνώ de acuerdo no estar, disentir eri meelt olema اختلاف نظر داشتن؛ مخالف هم بودن olla eri mieltä être d'accord ne pas לַחֲלוֹק עַל- मतभेद होना ne slagati se nem ért egyet vkivel tak sependapat vera ósammála discordare 意見を異にする 의견을 달리하다 būti skirtingos nuomonės nebūt vienisprātis belainan pendapat van mening verschillen være uenig, ha ulike meninger być innego zdania discordar a nu fi de acord не соглашаться mať iný názor ne strinjati se ne slagati se vara av olika mening, ha en annan uppfattning ไม่เห็นด้วย ayrı görüşte olmak, farklı düşünmek 意見分歧 не погоджуватися موافق نہ ہونا không đồng ý với 意见分歧

differed and differing have one r .