Kilo Lingo

different

/ˈdɪf.ər.ənt/

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Translation

Not the same as someone or something else.

Word origin

Comes through French from a Latin word meaning to carry apart or set apart.

Origin
Latin
Root
differre

Examples

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"Different" shows the sisters are not the same as each other.

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Here "different" means another way, not the one you used before.

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"Different from" tells you the two are not alike.

If two things are different, they are not the same. You can be different in size, colour, shape, or in many other ways. We often say one thing is different from another.

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This word is part of lesson 7.