{
    "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’."
}