differ

4 definitions • 10 examples

to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way:

differ in The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament.

differ from His views differ considerably from those of his parents.

differ significantly The findings of the various studies differ significantly.

differ markedly This advice differs markedly from conventional thinking about innovation.

differ greatly The two studies differ greatly in their approach to the topic.

differ between The incidence of the illness differs greatly between men and women.

to disagree:

differ on Economists differ on the cause of inflation.

beg to differ with I beg to differ with you on that point.

to be not like something else; to be different:

American English and British English obviously differ in pronunciation.

To differ is also to disagree:

We may differ on what the numbers are, but there is general agreement that we have to do something to cut costs.