different between differ vs differences

English

Etymology

From Middle English differren, from Old French differer, from Latin differ? (“carry apart, put off, defer; differ”), from dis- (“apart”) + fer? (“carry, bear”). Compare Ancient Greek ??????? (diaphér?). Doublet of defer (etymology 1).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?f?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?d?f?/
• Rhymes: -?f?(r)
• Hyphenation: dif?fer

Verb

differ (third-person singular simple present differs, present participle differing, simple past and past participle differed)

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

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:differ

2. (intransitive, people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
   • May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration

     I differ from the honourable baronet on both these subjects

3. (intransitive) To be separated in quantity.

Derived terms

• agree to differ
• beg to differ

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• differ in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• differ in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• riffed

Latin

Verb

differ

1. second-person singular present active imperative of differ?

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?f??ns?z/
• Hyphenation: diffe?renc?es

Noun

differences

1. plural of difference

Verb

differences

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of difference

Middle English

Noun

differences

1. plural of difference