American English
/ˈdɪ.fɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
to be unlike someone or something in one or more ways
Practice out loudto be unlike someone or something in one or more ways
The two plans differ in cost.
Her results differ from mine.
Usually use differ from before the person or thing being compared.
differ from each other · differ greatly · differ in size
[person/thing] differ from [person/thing]
[things] differ in [quality]
to have an opinion that is not the same as another person's
The experts differ on the cause.
We differ over how to spend the money.
differ on an issue · differ over how to · differ sharply
[people] differ on [topic]
[people] differ over [issue]
to say politely that you disagree
I beg to differ; the results show the opposite.
The r is doubled in differed and differing.