Differ — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be different

be of different opinions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪfə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪfə/

2 syllables Say it as /daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi/.

Examples

These two tests differ in only one respect
I beg to differ!
She disagrees with her husband on many questions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissent take issue disagree

Antonyms

agree equal

Parts of Speech

verb	be different “These two tests differ in only one respect”
verb	be of different opinions “I beg to differ!”

Word Forms

different	adjective	distinct or separate
difference	noun	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
disagreement	noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
dissentient	adjective	disagreeing, especially with a majority
dissent	noun	a difference of opinion
dissension	noun	a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters
dissenter	noun	a person who dissents from some established policy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abweichen

anders sein

🇫🇷French

différer

être différent

🇪🇸Spanish

diferir de

ser diferente

🇮🇹Italian

differire

essere diverso

🇳🇱Dutch

verschillen

wees anders

🇵🇹Portuguese

diferir

seja diferente

🇷🇺Russian

отличаться

быть другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग होना

अलग हो

🇧🇩Bengali

পার্থক্য

ভিন্ন হতে

🇮🇳Tamil

வேறுபடுகின்றன

வித்தியாசமாக இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

తేడా

భిన్నంగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

भिन्न

वेगळे व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

અલગ બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತವೆ

ವಿಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യത്യസ്തമാണ്

വ്യത്യസ്തനായിരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖਰਾ

ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرق

مختلف ہو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不同

与众不同

🇯🇵Japanese

異なる

違うこと

🇰🇷Korean

다르다

달라지다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác nhau

trở nên khác biệt

🇹🇭Thai

แตกต่าง

จะแตกต่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berbeda

🇵🇭Filipino

magkaiba

maging iba

🇲🇾Malay

berbeza

menjadi berbeza

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تختلف

كن مختلفا

🇮🇷Persian

متفاوت است

متفاوت باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

farklı

farklı ol

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִהיוֹת שׁוֹנֶה

להיות שונה

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