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Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If two people or things are different, they are not like each other in one or more ways. London was different from most European capitals... If he’d attended music school, how might things have been different?... We have totally different views. ADJ: oft ADJ from n • In British English, people sometimes say that one thing is different to another. Some people consider this use to be incorrect. My approach is totally different to his. ADJ: v-link ADJ to n • People sometimes say that one thing is different than another. This use is often considered incorrect in British English, but it is acceptable in American English. We’re not really any different than they are. ADJ: v-link ADJ than n/cl • differently Every individual learns differently... ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed, oft ADV from n 2. You use different to indicate that you are talking about two or more separate and distinct things of the same kind. Different countries specialised in different products... The number of calories in different brands of drinks varies enormously. ? identical ADJ: ADJ n 3. You can describe something as different when it is unusual and not like others of the same kind. This recipe is certainly interesting and different. = distinctive ADJ: v-link ADJ
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~-, differens, present participle of differre Date: 14th century 1. partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality ; dissimilar could hardly be more ~ — often followed by from, than, or chiefly British to small, neat hand, very ~ from the captain's tottery characters — R. L. Stevenson vastly ~ in size than it was twenty-five years ago — N. M. Pusey a very ~ situation to the…one under which we live — Sir Winston Churchill 2. not the same: as a. distinct ~ age groups b. various ~ members of the class c. another switched to a ~ TV program 3. unusual, special she was ~ and superior • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, diverse, divergent, disparate, various mean unlike in kind or character. ~ may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness ~ foods. diverse implies both distinctness and marked contrast such diverse interests as dancing and football. divergent implies movement away from each other and unlikelihood of ultimate meeting or reconciliation went on to pursue divergent careers. disparate emphasizes incongruity or incompatibility disparate notions of freedom. various stresses the number of sorts or kinds tried various methods. Usage: Numerous commentators have condemned ~ than in spite of its use since the 17th century by many of the best-known names in English literature. It is nevertheless standard and is even recommended in many handbooks when followed by a clause, because insisting on from in such instances often produces clumsy or wordy formulations. Different from, the generally safe choice, is more common especially when it is followed by a noun or pronoun. II. adverb Date: 1744 ~ly DIFFERENTIA noun (plural ~e) Etymology: Latin, difference, from different-, differens Date: 1551 an element, feature, or factor that distinguishes one entity, state, or class from another; especially a characteristic trait distinguishing a species from other species of the same genus ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 (often foll. by from, to, than) unlike, distinguishable in nature, form, or quality (from another). Usage Different from is generally regarded as the most acceptable collocation; to is common in less formal use; than is established in US use and also found in British use, esp. when followed by a clause, e.g. I am a different person than I was a year ago. 2 distinct, separate; not the same one (as another). 3 colloq. unusual (wanted to do something different). Derivatives differently adv. differentness n. Etymology: ME f. OF different f. L different- (as DIFFER) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) другой, иной 2) отличный, непохожий 3) различный, разный, всевозможный 4) машиностр. дифферент 5) матем. дифферента in a different way — другим способом - absolute different - different of cubic number - different of number - field different - global different - inverse different - local different - relative different - significantly different - small different - unessentially different ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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прил. различный, несходный, непохожий, отличный, разный - different rate - different rates Syn: various, miscellaneous, diverse ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. различный, разный; отличный, несходный different styles —- различные стили to be different from other people —- отличаться от других their tastes are widely different —- их вкусы совершенно не совпадают 2. иной, другой; особый I feel a different man now —- теперь я чувствую себя совсем другим человеком that is different —- это другое дело he is a different kind of man —- он совершенно другой человек you look different —- ты выглядишь иначе she wears a different dress every day —- она ежедневно меняет платье; она каждый день появляется в новом платье I do it in a different way —- я делаю это иначе (по-иному, не так) I saw it in a different way (light) —- я увидел это в новом свете 3. разный, разнообразный different colours —- разные цвета different people saw him —- его видели разные люди at different times —- в разное время in different ways —- по-разному I went to different stores —- я заходил в разные магазины a lot of different things —- множество разных вещей ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) другой, не такой; несходный; непохожий; отличный (from, to) this is different from what he said - это не соответствует тому, что он говорил that is quite different - это совсем другое дело 2) различный, разный a lot of different things - много разных вещей 3) необычный ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 not like something or someone else, or not like before (You look different. Have you had your hair cut?) + from (Our two sons are very different from each other.) (Her jacket's a bit different to mine.) + than AmE (The estimate is different than we expected.) 2 only before noun separate; distinct (He took the photo from three different angles. | There are many different types of fabric.) 3 only before noun another (I think she's moved to a different job now.) + from (This is a different girl from the one he used to go out with.) 4 various; several (There are several different books on the subject.) 5 spoken unusual, often in a way that you do not like (His new jacket is certainly different, but I can't imagine wearing it myself!) - differently adv (The two words sound the same but they're spelled differently.) ( USAGE NOTE: DIFFERENT GRAMMAR Teachers often prefer different (ly) from, but different (ly) to is equally common in spoken British English (though not usual in American English). Different (ly) than is also used, especially in American English. Note that you never say different of. SPELLING the noun is difference The difference between your country and mine (NOT the different.). ) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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