differ

Formsdiffers, differing, differed

Pluraldiffers

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To not be the same as something else.

   Like two apples that look the same but taste different.

   These two phones differ in size and price.

   Their answers differed in only a few small ways.

   Similarvary, contrast, diverge, deviate

   Oppositeresemble, match, correspond

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2. 2
   verbintransitive

   To not agree with someone about something.

   Like two friends who can't agree on which movie to watch.

   I differ with my brother about politics.

   The two experts differed on the best treatment.

   Similardisagree, diverge, clash, dissent

   Oppositeagree, concur

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3. 3
   verbintransitive

   To not be equal in amount or number.

   Like two stacks of coins where one has three more than the other.

   The two bills differ by ten dollars.

   Our final scores differed by just one point.

   Similarvary

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4. 4
   nouncountable

   A computer tool that shows where two files are not the same.

   Like a tool that puts two pictures side by side and circles the spots that don't match.

   She ran the differ to see what had changed in the file.

   The differ showed two new lines of code.

   Similardiff

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