Meaning

4 senses
  1. Not the same; exhibiting a difference.

    — Is your grandpa any better? — No different. Still ill.

    verschieden, unterschiedlich, different

    друго́йdrugój, не тако́й какne takój kak, ино́йinój

    і́ншийínšyj, відмі́ннийvidmínnyj

  2. Various, assorted, diverse.

    My daughter told me about all the different animals she saw at the zoo.

  3. Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.

    Several different scientists all reached this conclusion at about the same time.

    distinct or separate

  4. Unlike most others; unusual.

    What do you think of my new hairdo? - Well, it's different.

    anders

    ра́зныйráznyj, разли́чныйrazlíčnyj, друго́йdrugój

    рі́знийríznyj, і́ншийínšyj

    differing from all others; not ordinary

Examples

3722 sentences
  1. Your method is different from mine.

    Твій метод відрізняється від мого.

    ruТвой метод отличается от моего.

    deDeine Methode ist anders als meine.

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  2. My camera is different from yours.

    Мій фотоапарат відрізняється від твого.

    ruМоя камера не похожа на твою.

    deMeine Kamera ist anders als deine.

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  3. My opinion is different from yours.

    Моя думка відрізняється від твоєї.

    ruМоё мнение отличается от твоего.

    deMeine Meinung unterscheidet sich von deiner.

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  4. I don't want to be different.

    Я не хочу відрізнятися.

    ruЯ не хочу быть другим.

    deIch will nicht anders sein.

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  5. Tom and Mary want different things.

    Том та Мері хочуть різного.

    ruТом и Мэри хотят разного.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
not the same:
unlike most others:
Русский
By meaning 2
not the same:
unlike most others:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not the same:
unlike most others:

Origin

From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present ac

From Middle English different, from Old French different, from Latin differēns, present active participle of differō (“to differ”). See also differ. Mostly supplanted native Old English ungelic in common usage, which lives on as unalike in Modern English.

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Forms

more different, most different
Comparativemore different Lesson
Superlativemost different Lesson

regular

Synonyms

121 synonyms

Antonyms

55 antonyms

Word family

18 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • very different from
  • is different from
  • is very different
  • something different
  • a different way
  • different from yours
  • different priorities priorities
  • different from what
  • different way
  • is quite different
  • many different
  • a different approach

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
different — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto