/ˈdɪfrəntli/
Translation
In another way; not in the same way.
Word origin
From different plus -ly, from Latin differre, to carry apart, from dis- and ferre, to carry.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- differre
- English cognates
- differ, difference
Examples
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"Differently" means not in the same way.
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Here it means in another way from before.
spelled American .
"Differently" describes how the two spellings are not the same.
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Grammar articles
(4)Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Future in the past: was going to, would, was about to, and the grammar of plans that failed
Gradable and ungradable adjectives: why very furious sounds wrong, and which intensifier goes where
Modal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
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