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{
"term": "differ",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "differ",
"heSheIt": "differs"
},
"pastSimple": "differed",
"pastParticiple": "differed",
"ingForm": "differing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to be different from somebody/something",
"sensetop": "A differs from BA and B differ (from each other)differ between A and B",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "They hold differing views."
},
{
"text": "French differs from English in this respect.",
"contextForm": "A differs from B"
},
{
"text": "French and English differ in this respect.",
"contextForm": "A and B differ (from each other)"
},
{
"text": "Ideas on childcare may differ considerably between the parents.",
"contextForm": "differ between A and B"
},
{
"text": "His ideas differ little from those of his father."
},
{
"text": "Opinions differ widely on this issue."
},
{
"text": "Social organization differs significantly between the different groups."
},
{
"text": "The models differ in size and shape."
},
{
"text": "The rates of violent crime differed greatly among the four cities."
},
{
"text": "The two approaches differ markedly"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["considerably", "dramatically", "enormously"],
"preposition": ["according to", "among", "between"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to disagree with somebody",
"sensetop": "differ (with somebody) (about/on/over something)differ (as to something)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I have to differ with you on that.",
"contextForm": "differ (with somebody) (about/on/over something)"
},
{
"text": "Medical opinion differs as to how to treat the disease.",
"contextForm": "differ (as to something)"
},
{
"text": "It didn't seem right that I should differ with him."
},
{
"text": "The two parties differ on all the major issues."
},
{
"text": "The two sides still differ over details of the plan."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"verb + differ": ["agree to", "beg to"],
"preposition": ["about", "over", "on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "if two people agree to differ/disagree, they accept that they have different opinions about something, but they decide not to discuss it any longer",
"examples": [
{
"text": "We must just agree to differ on this."
},
{
"text": "In the end we agreed to disagree."
},
{
"text": "I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ."
}
],
"topics": ["Discussion and agreement"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say politely that you do not agree with something that has just been said",
"examples": [
{
"text": "‘At least she is good at her job.’ ‘Oh, I beg to differ.’"
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfə(r)/",
"audio": "di/differ/differ__gb_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfəz/",
"audio": "di/differ/differs__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfəd/",
"audio": "di/differ/differed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfərɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/differ/differing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfər/",
"audio": "di/differ/differ__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfərz/",
"audio": "di/differ/differs__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfərd/",
"audio": "di/differ/differed__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈdɪfərɪŋ/",
"audio": "di/differ/differing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also in the sense ‘put off, defer’): from Old French differer ‘differ, defer’, from Latin differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. Compare with defer ‘put off’."
}