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# differ

«differ» in Mova's school dictionary: **to be not the same as something else** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (differ, differs, differed, differing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To differ means to be not the same as something else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#m1)

2) To differ means to have a different opinion, to disagree: «we differ on which film is best». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

tells how much two amounts are apart: «differ by 5»; in science: compare how plants or animals differ; in maths: the difference is how much two numbers differ; in everyday life: people's tastes differ, and that is fine; phrases: «differ from», «differ by», «agree to differ»

### examples

- The two numbers differ by 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x1)
- Their heights differ by 12 cm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x2)
- How much do the prices differ? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x3)
- The two answers differ. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x4)
- How does a frog differ from a toad? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x5)
- Twins can differ in many ways. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x6)
- We agreed to differ about the best football team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x7)
- The weather can differ a lot from one day to the next. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x8)
- We differ from you in one point only. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/#x9)

### note

Points to a difference: bigger − smaller. Trap: «differ by 5» does not say which is bigger; read the other clues. Noun: difference; adjective: different. Past: differed (single r before -ed: differed, differing).

### In the corpora

- [Councils have recycling rules about which bin takes plastic, paper, glass or food, and the rules differ from place to place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/14/)
- [Critics and review sites give scores, but those are opinions, and your own taste may differ.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/26-age-ratings-scary-films-and-choosing-what-to-watch/11/)
- [Spelling also differs by country: British «travelled», American «traveled»; both are right at home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/7-adding-ed-and-ing-doubling-and-dropping-e/16/)
- [Families differ: some children have two mums or two dads, and that is normal.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/51-manners-and-kindness/21/)
- [Laws and advice about leaving children home alone differ from place to place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/116-home-alone-keys-and-garden-play/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «differ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differ/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.