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  • 1. differ
  • Rhymes with Differ
  • Differ in a sentence
  • Quotes about Differ
  • 2. differ
Table of Contents
  • 1. differ
  • Rhymes with Differ
  • Differ in a sentence
  • Quotes about Differ
  • 2. differ

Differ Past Tense

The past tense of Differ is differed.

1. differ

verb. ['ˈdɪfɝ'] be different.

Synonyms

  • vary
  • counterpoint
  • diverge
  • contrast
  • deviate

Antonyms

  • equal
  • admit
  • strengthen
  • miss

Etymology

  • differen (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • differo (Latin)

Rhymes with Differ

  • stiffer
  • sniffer
  • sypher
  • shiffer
  • schiffer
  • pipher
  • guiffre

Sentences with differ


1. Verb, base form
Beyond that, the patterns on the fur can differ dramatically from cat to cat.

2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
American classifications differ, as shown in the following table:

Quotes about differ


1. During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come.
- Mika Waltari

2. The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.
- Aristotle

3. Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social enviroment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions."(Essay to Leo Baeck, 1953)
- Albert Einstein

2. differ

verb. ['ˈdɪfɝ'] be of different opinions.

Synonyms

  • disagree
  • contradict
  • clash
  • dissent
  • contravene
  • take issue

Antonyms

  • prove
  • validate
  • disprove
  • affirm

Etymology

  • differen (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • differo (Latin)
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