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differest

differest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of differ.

Meaning of differ

Verb

differ (third-person singular simple present differs, present participle differing, simple past and past participle differed)

  1. (intransitive) Not to have the same traits or characteristics; to be unalike or distinct.
    • When we look to the individuals of the same variety or sub-variety of our older cultivated plants and animals, one of the first points which strikes us, is, that they generally differ much more from each other, than do the individuals of any one species or variety in a state of nature.1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species
    1. (intransitive) To be separated in quantity.
      • The numbers 3 and 21 differ by 18.
    2. (intransitive, usually, people, groups) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
      • May 11, 1827, George Canning, Changes in the Administration
        I differ from the honourable baronet on both these subjects

See all 4 meanings of differ

Origin of differest

differ + -est

Questions about differest

What is differest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Differest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of differ.

Words near differest in the dictionary

  1. differently able
  2. differently abled
  3. differentness
  4. differentnesses
  5. differents
  6. differest
  7. differeth
  8. Differin
  9. differing
  10. differingly
  11. differings

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