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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dif-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɪf ər



Definition of differed

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French differer (14c.) and directly from Latin differre "to set apart, differ," from dis- "away from" (see dis-) + ferre "carry" (see infer).
  • Two senses that were present in Latin have gone separate ways in English since c.1500 with defer (transitive) and differ (intransitive). Related: Differed; differing.
  • verb be dissimilar, distinct
  • verb clash; hold opposing views
Example sentences :
  • Travelers have differed in their measurements of this stupendous growth.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • But we differed so entirely it was impossible it should last.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • It differed from any of the native spears of East Africa both in form and in weight.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • One, however, as Martha and Mary were in principle, they differed in character.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • The great war of America differed widely from the great wars of Europe.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • I am sorry we have ever differed, and extremely sorry I have ever given you offence.
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • But however much they differed, in one quality they were nearly all alike.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • He differed on some points with the author, but agreed with him in the main.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • They differed noticeably to the practiced eye from the rest of the group.
  • Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
  • In the very few points in which we differed, I still think that I was in the right.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various

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