differ
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
differ/ˈdɪfə(r)/
▶verb
- 1 be unlike or dissimilar: actual results may differ from expectations.
- 2 disagree with someone.
– phrases
agree to differ amicably stop arguing because agreement will never be reached.
beg to differ politely disagree.
agree to differ amicably stop arguing because agreement will never be reached.
beg to differ politely disagree.
– origin ME: from OFr. differer ‘differ, defer’, from L. different-, differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’; cf. defer1.
'differ' also found in these Oxford entries:
banker
- contrast
- defer
- difference
- dispersion
- dissent
- dissentient
- diverge
- heterogametic
- heteromerous
- homogametic
- indifferent
- intense
- interest
- intolerant
- optical isomer
- remedy
- scatter
- schlieren
- vary
