different

  • 31different — adj. 1) basically, entirely, radically different 2) different from, than (AE), to (BE) USAGE NOTE: Some purists consider only different from to be correct. Note that when a clause follows, than becomes a conjunction, but from and to remain… …

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  • 32different — dif•fer•ent [[t]ˈdɪf ər ənt, ˈdɪf rənt[/t]] adj. 1) not alike in character or quality; differing; dissimilar 2) not identical; separate or distinct: three different answers[/ex] 3) various; several: Different people told me the same story[/ex] 4) …

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  • 33different — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound, taste ADVERB ▪ very ▪ …

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  • 34different*/*/*/ — [ˈdɪfrənt] adj 1) not the same as another person or thing, or not the same as before Ant: similar Her new glasses make her look completely different.[/ex] What makes him different from the rest of the students?[/ex] American English is slightly… …

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  • 35different — /ˈdɪfrənt / (say difruhnt) adjective 1. differing in character; having unlike qualities; dissimilar: *You see, you re different from me, you still expect to get something from men. –christina stead, 1944. 2. not identical; separate or distinct:… …

  • 36different — I. Different, [differen]te. adj. v. Divers, dissemblable, qui n est point de mesme. Ils sont differents d humeur, de langage. ils sont differents d opinion, de sentiment. opinions differentes. moeurs differentes. ce sont choses bien differentes.… …

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  • 37different — This word is an adjective, not a noun. He doesn t know any different is standard informal usage, but He doesn t see any different between them is an illiterate statement. In a remark such as I consulted three different lawyers, different is… …

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  • 38different — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unlike in nature] Syn. distinct, separate, not the same, nothing like, dissimilar, unlike, in disagreement, divergent, disparate, contrasted, variant, dissonant, deviating, deviant, incongruous, varying, various, diverse …

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  • 39different — adjective 1》 not the same as another or each other; unlike.     ↘informal novel and unusual. 2》 distinct; separate. Derivatives differently adverb differentness noun Usage There is little difference in sense between different from, different to,… …

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  • 40different — 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… …

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