differ

S2 W2

BrE /ˈdɪfə/ AmE /ˈdɪfər/

verb en → es

past differed pp differed ing differing

1 BE DIFFERENT [transitive] B1

to be different from someone or something else

ser diferente de, no ser igual a

  • differ from somebody/something

Collocations differ in opinion · differ in age

  • Their opinions differ widely.

    Sus opiniones difieren mucho.

2 VARY [transitive] B1

to be different in amount or degree from someone or something else

variar de, no ser constante en

  • differ by a number

Collocations differ by 20 degrees · differ by $50

  • The temperature differs by about 10 degrees.

    La temperatura varía en unos 10 grados.

7 BE INDIFFERENT [reflexive] B2

to not care or be interested in something

no importarle, no interesarse por

  • differ about something

Collocations not differ about politics · not differ about religion

  • She doesn't seem to differ much about the issue.

    No parece importarle mucho el tema.