EGAVE

differ

About 24.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
    These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.
  2. verb To be separated in quantity.
    The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.
  3. verb To have diverging opinions, disagree.
  4. noun A program that diffs, a diff.

Similar words

disagree take issue deviate separate withhold divergence derogate difference delay postpone

Often followed by

from in significantly greatly by only as widely considerably

Word family

differed differing differs

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