Differ \Dif"fer\, v. t. To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance. [R.]
But something 'ts that differs thee and me. --Cowley.
Differ \Dif"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Differed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Differing}.] [L. differre; dif- = dis- + ferre to bear, carry: cf. F. diff['e]rer. See 1st {Bear}, and cf. {Defer}, {Delay}.] 1. To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.
One star differeth from another star in glory. --1 Cor. xv. 41.
Minds differ, as rivers differ. --Macaulay.
2. To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in sentiment; -- often with from or with.
3. To have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to dispute; to contend.
We 'll never differ with a crowded pit. --Rowe.
Syn: To vary; disagree; dissent; dispute; contend; oppose; wrangle.
Usage: -- To {Differ with}, {Differ from}. Both differ from and aiffer with are used in reference to opinions; as, ``I differ from you or with you in that opinion.'''' In all other cases, expressing simple unlikeness, differ from is used; as, these two persons or things differ entirely from each other.
Severely punished, not for differing from us in opinion, but for committing a nuisance. --Macaulay.
Davidson, whom on a former occasion we quoted, to differ from him. --M. Arnold.
Much as I differ from him concerning an essential part of the historic basis of religion. --Gladstone.
I differ with the honorable gentleman on that point. --Brougham.
If the honorable gentleman differs with me on that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and shall always rejoice to differ. --Canning.
Just where does the innocent family snapshot or the sensitive portrait of a young person differ from a naked picture sold to pederasts and prosecutable under the law?
Mrs. Thatcher told reporters she and the president did not differ on the NATO question.
"US Sprint and MCI differ on a lot of issues but not on AT&T's use of misleading ads," he said.
But where I differ with my opponent is, I am not going to make unilateral cuts in our strategic defense systems or support some freeze when they have superiority.
SG WARBURG, the global co-ordinator for the rights issue for Zeneca, Imperial Chemical Industries' bioscience business, is testing the market with a rights price of about 600p. Opinions differ whether investors would be willing to accept that price.
Fourteen of the 27 members of the conference wrote Congress to request hearings on the conference's recommendations _ which differ significantly from those of the Powell committee.
Covenant House Alaska may differ a little from the group's other operations.
For reasons ranging from federalism to fatalism, the feelings stirred by the drought differ from the utter despair that gripped the agricultural Midwest as recently as 1984.
They differ from the cellular phone systems of today in that they will operate on a different frequency and use more and smaller cell sites, allowing a much greater volume of calls to be supported.
The two tabulations differ somewhat in part because of case reporting delays, revisions in the standards for reporting of AIDS cases and other factors.
The results announced Thursday differ from the monthly retail sales report from the government.
Pay arrangements and bargaining procedures differ throughout the public sector.
The two state programs differ slightly in detail.
Mr. Einhorn of Goldman Sachs, which was a late convert to the notion that the latest stock runup was really a rally and not a bear market bounce, begs to differ.
Officials differ on whether more money necessarily means better schooling.
The ghastly reality of unrelenting savage war was begining to dawn. Accounts differ.
The moderate and marginal areas for ozone have the same deadlines but would differ in the measures required for cleanup.
Such orders can differ from the jury's finding.
Mr. Smith and his colleagues assumed, however, that even if investors had the same information, their dividend expectations would differ and they would value the stock differently.
Accounts differ, but the students say the tape recording indicates that Mr. Cole threatened the group and broke a student's camera.
They differ, however, over how much and how soon.
And with information suddenly so crucial, what makes the new Pentagon scandals differ from past ones is the allegations of bribery.
The sponsors of the modern-day ads begged to differ.
Because selling rates differ from month to month, the January inventory translates to a 6.3-month supply, while the December figure equaled a 5.9-month supply.
Several construction company officials refused to comment on the case, but one noted that construction companies generally differ from exporters of equipment.
To try to prevent the class from being certified, the defendants can claim that women's reactions are subjective and differ from woman to woman.
But tobacco litigation experts said a case by passive smokers would differ from suits brought by smokers because it wouldn't face jury skepticism about awarding damages to people who choose to smoke.
But they deeply differ in their views on how to achieve peace in the Middle East, and the Soviet side says this prevents further normalization of relations.
Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the Company's forward-looking statements.
Where they differ is in their attitude to sailing.