different
different
adjective
OPAL W OPAL S
/ˈdɪfrənt/
1 not the same as somebody/something; not like somebody/something else
different from somebody/something American English is significantly different from British English.
different to somebody/something (especially British English) It's slightly different to what I'm used to.
different than somebody/something (especially North American English) He's different than the rest.
It's completely different now than it was a year ago.
People often give very different accounts of the same event.
My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different.
The room looks different without the furniture.
Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice.
Let's try a different approach.
British/American different from / to / than
OPPOSITE similar
TOPICS Opinion and argument A1
Collocations
verbs
appearbefeel…
adverb
veryfarclearly…
preposition
fromtothan…
2 only before noun separate and individual
Each chapter deals with a different type of business.
She offered us five different kinds of cake.
We're helping society in many different ways.
The programme was about customs in different parts of the country.
They are sold in many different colours.
I looked it up in three different dictionaries.
3 ​not usually before noun (informal) unusual; not like other people or things
‘Did you enjoy the play?’ ‘Well, it was certainly different!’
Word Origin
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin different- ‘carrying away, differing’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.