differ from

/ˈdɪfər frʌm/

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Definition of differ from - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

comparison contrastbe unlike another person or thing in some way

This model differs from the older one in size.
Their new policy differs from last year's rules.
My taste in music differs from my sister's.

global

worldwide

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Expressions with differ

agree to differ

stop arguing and accept differences

After hours of debate, they agreed to differ and moved on.

beg to differ

express a polite disagreement or different opinion

I beg to differ with your conclusion.

your mileage may differ

adv.

individual experiences or results may vary

This method worked for me, but your mileage may differ.

they agreed to differ

exp.

decided to accept different opinions without arguing

They agreed to differ and stopped arguing about politics.

tastes differ

exp.

people have different preferences

She likes jazz, but he prefers rock; tastes differ.

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deviate

behavior

differ from a norm or expectation

mileage might vary

exp.

distance estimate

warning that actual travel distance may differ from an estimate

variability

mathematics

extent to which data points differ from each other

point of divergence

alternate history

moment when events start to differ from history

hemimetabolic

adj.

aquatic insects

having aquatic young that differ from adults

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French:différer de, ...
German:sich unterscheiden von, ...
Italian:differire da, ...
Spanish:diferir de, ...
Portuguese:diferir de, ...
Chinese:不同于, ...
Japanese:異なる, ...
Arabic:اِخْتَلَفَ عَن, ...
Hebrew:לִהְיוֹת שׁוֹנֶה מִ, ...
Russian:отличаться, ...
Ukrainian:відрізнятися, ...
Hindi:से भिन्न होना, ...
Bengali:ভিন্ন হওয়া, ...
Catalan:diferir de, ...
Czech:lišit se od, ...
Danish:adskille sig fra, ...
Dutch:verschillen van, ...
Greek:διαφέρω από, ...
Hungarian:különbözni valamitől, ...
Khmer:ខុសពី, ...
Korean:다르다, ...
Persian:تفاوت داشت, ...
Polish:różnić się od, ...
Portuguese (BR):diferir de, ...
Romanian:a se deosebi de, ...
Swedish:skilja sig från, ...
Thai:แตกต่างจาก, ...
Turkish:farklı olmak, ...
Vietnamese:khác, ...

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