Tra từ differ - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

dif·fer [differ differs differed differing] BrE [ˈdɪfə(r)] NAmE [ˈdɪfər] verb
1. intransitive to be different from sb/sth
•They hold differing views.
•A ~s from B French differs from English in this respect.
•A and B ~ (from each other) French and English differ in this respect.
•~ between A and B Ideas on childcare may differ considerably between the parents.
2. intransitive to disagree with sb
•~ (with sb) (about/on/over sth) I have to differ with you on that.
•~ (as to sth) Medical opinion differs as to how to treat the disease.
see agree to differ at ↑agree, I beg to differ at ↑beg
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
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’.

Thesaurus:
differ verb
•The two languages differ in this respect.
vary • • range • |formal diverge •
Opp:
differ/vary/range/diverge in size, shape, etc.
differ/diverge from sth
differ/vary/range between things/A and B

Language Bank:
contrast
Highlighting differences
▪ This survey highlights a number of differences in ▪ the way that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time.
One of the main differences between ▪ the girls and ▪ the boys who took part in the research was the way in which they use the Internet.
Unlike ▪ the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing computer games.
▪ The girls differ from ▪ the boys in that ▪ they tend to spend more time keeping in touch with friends on the telephone or on social networking websites.
Compared to ▪ the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting to friends on the telephone.
▪ On average the girls spend four hours a week chatting to friends on the phone. In contrast ▪, very few of the boys spend more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.
▪ The boys prefer competitive sports and computer games, whereas ▪ / while ▪ the girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.
▪ When the girls go shopping, they mainly buy clothes and cosmetics. The boys, on the other hand ▪, tend to purchase computer games or gadgets.
Language Banks at ↑generally, ↑illustrate, ↑proportion, ↑similarly, ↑surprising

Example Bank:
•His ideas differ little from those of his father.
•I beg to differ.
•In the end we agreed to differ.
•It didn't seem right that I should differ with him.
•Opinions differ widely on this issue.
•Social organization differs significantly between the different groups.
•The models differ in size and shape.
•The rates of violent crime differed greatly among the four cities.
•The two approaches differ markedly
•The two parties differ on all the major issues.
•The two sides still differ over details of the plan.
•I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ.