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differ

//ˈdɪfə//

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

formal

Note for differ

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Forms

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
differ
past (v2)
differed
past participle (v3)
differed
present participle
differing
3rd person singular
differs

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
differs

Definitions

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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

    • The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.
    • These shoes only differ from those ones in having slightly longer laces.
    • Historical interpretation has differed over the role played by the king of Denmark and Norway in the impignoration of the islands.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A program that diffs, a diff.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3264

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Uncommon
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-

Proto-Italic *dis-

Latin dis-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti

Proto-Italic *ferō

Latin ferō

Latin differō

Old French differerbor.

Middle English differren

English differ

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