Definitions for differ
ˈdɪf ərdif·fer

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. differ(verb)

   be different

   "These two tests differ in only one respect"

2. disagree, differ, dissent, take issue(verb)

   be of different opinions

   "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. differ(Verb)

   Not to have the same traits, characteristics.

2. differ(Verb)

   To have diverging opinions, disagree.

Origin: From differen, from differo, from dis- + fero.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Differ(verb)

   to be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from

2. Differ(verb)

   to be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment; -- often with from or with

3. Differ(verb)

   to have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to dispute; to contend

4. Differ(verb)

   to cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Differ

   dif′ėr, v.i. to be unlike, distinct, or various (used by itself, or followed by with, from, to): to disagree (with from, with): to fall out, dispute (with):—pr.p. diff′ering; pa.p. diff′ered.—ns. Diff′erence, Diff′erency (Shak.), dissimilarity: the quality distinguishing one thing from another: a contention or quarrel: the point in dispute: the excess of one quantity or number over another: (her.) the modification of an achievement of arms to indicate the wearer's relation to the head of the house, as by marks of cadency.—v.t. to make a difference between things.—adj. Diff′erent, distinct: separate: unlike: not the same (with from, not to).—n. Differen′tia (logic), the characteristic quality or attribute of a species.—adj. Differen′tial, creating a difference: special: (math.) pertaining to a quantity or difference infinitely small (see Calculus).—adv. Differen′tially.—v.t. Differen′tiāte, to make different: to create a difference between: to classify as different.—v.i. to become different by specialisation: (math.) to obtain the differential or differential coefficient of.—n. Differentiā′tion, the act of distinguishing or describing a thing by giving its differentia: exact definition: a change by which organs or structures become specialised or modified: (math.) the act or process of differentiating.—adv. Diff′erently.—Differential gear, gear for communicating differential motion; Differential motion, an apparatus by which the difference of two velocities is communicated, as in the Differential screw, a combination of male and female screws; Differential thermometer, a thermometer for marking minute differences of temperature. [L. differre—dif (= dis), apart, ferre, to bear.]

British National Corpus

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   Rank popularity for the word 'differ' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4822

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'differ' in Verbs Frequency: #531

Anagrams for differ »

1. riffed

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   Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of differ in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of differ in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of differ in a Sentence

1. Clarence Darrow:

   To think is to differ.

2. Spencer Nadolsky:

   I’ve had bananas that differ by 100 percent.

3. Anonymous:

   Great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ.

4. Stephan Mayer:

   We have much more in common on this topic of immigration that we differ.

5. Countess Diane:

   How do they who think they are unhappy differ from they who actually are?

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