- pronunciation:
- dI
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dI
frnt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Language Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not the same.
Three different buses stop at this corner.The shirt he's wearing today is different from the one he wore yesterday.- synonyms:
- unlike
- antonyms:
- alike, equal, equivalent, identical, same, similar
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| definition 2: |
various.
She has many different pairs of shoes.- synonyms:
- various
- similar words:
- miscellaneous
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| related words: |
fresh, other, special |
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| derivations: |
differently (adv.), differentness (n.) |
There is no firm rule to tell you when to use
different from and when to use
different than. Most of the time,
different from comes before a noun phrase.
Different than usually comes before a clause. (A clause is a sentence part with a noun and a verb.)
The shoes Cinderella wore to the ball were different from her everyday ones. After midnight, she looked different than she did at the ball.