differ

intr.v., -fered, -fer·ing, -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.

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

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

verb

1. To be unlike or dissimilar: disagree, diverge, vary. Idioms: be at variance. See same/different/compare.
2. To be of different opinion: disaccord, disagree, discord, dissent, vary. Idioms: jointakeissue. See agree/disagree.

v

Definition: be dissimilar, distinct
Antonyms: agree, be same, conform

v

Definition: clash; hold opposing views
Antonyms: agree, consent, harmonize

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IN BRIEF: To be unlike.

Meet your failure nobly, and it will not differ from success. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882).

Tutor's tip: The younger brother will always "defer" (to submit or comply) to his big brother, even though their opinions may "differ" (to be unlike; to disagree; to quarrel).

Differ

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - afvige, erklære sig uenig, være af en anden opfattelse

idioms:

• differ about    være uenige om
• differ from    afvige fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
verschillen, van mening verschillen

Français (French)
v. intr. - différer, être différent, se distinguer de, ne pas être d'accord, ne pas s'entendre (avec qn/sur qch), (Jur) déroger à

idioms:

• differ about    différer d'opinion à propos de
• differ from    différer de, (Jur) déroger à

Deutsch (German)
v. - anderer Meinung sein, sich unterscheiden

idioms:

• differ about    anderer Meinung sein über
• differ from    sich unterscheiden von

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαφέρω, ποικίλλω, διαφωνώ

idioms:

• differ about    διαφέρω ως προς
• differ from    διαφέρω από

Italiano (Italian)
dissentire, differire, variare

idioms:

• differ about    dissentire su
• differ from    differire da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diferir, discordar

idioms:

• differ about    discordar
• differ from    ter opinião diferente

Русский (Russian)
отличаться, возражать

idioms:

• differ about    расходиться во мнениях о
• differ from    отличаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - discrepar, divergir, diferir, ser distinto, diferenciarse de, variar, discutir

idioms:

• differ about    no estar de acuerdo sobre, discrepar de
• differ from    diferir de, diferenciarse de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vara olik, vara av olika mening

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不一致, 不同

idioms:

• differ about    对...意见不同
• differ from    不同

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 不一致, 不同

idioms:

• differ about    對...意見不同
• differ from    不同

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 차이가 있다, 말다툼하다, 견해가 다르다

idioms:

• differ about    ~와 같지 않다
• differ from    ~와 다르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 違う, 意見を異にする

idioms:

• differ about    点で意見が合わない
• differ from    異なる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يختلف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חלק על, היה שונה‬

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