differently

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/ˈdɪfɹəntli/

adv 1

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ADJ.

done, other, turned, used

The two sisters approached the problem differently and turned out completely different solutions.

VERB + DIFFERENTLY

act, acted, behave, handled, look, looking, looks, made

The children behaved differently when their teacher left the classroom.

DIFFERENTLY + NOUN

i'd, japanese, they're, yours

They're approaching the problem differently this time, and it seems to be working better.

PREP.

from, in, on, out, than

She handled the situation differently from how her colleagues would have managed it.

ADV.

completely

My sister and I approach problems completely differently, which sometimes causes disagreements.

Definitions

adv

In a different way.

Things turned out differently from what I'd envisaged.

I was (says Mr. Highmore) forcibly struck with the violence of its pulsation, so much so, that, if it had been differently situated, I should have considered it an aneurism of considerable magnitude.

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Synonyms

adverb — in another and different manner

otherwise

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Things turned out differently from what I'd envisaged.

Wiktionary

I was (says Mr. Highmore) forcibly struck with the violence of its pulsation, so much so, that, if it had been differently situated, I should have considered it an aneurism of considerable magnitude.

Wiktionary

"You see, gentlemen, I couldn't bear the look of him, there was something in him ignoble, impudent, trampling on everything sacred, something sneering and irreverent, loathsome, loathsome. But now tha

Wiktionary

We see things differently according to whether we are rich or poor.

Tatoeba · #18537

Do people behave differently when they go abroad?

Tatoeba · #21936

We see things differently, according to whether we are rich or poor.

Tatoeba · #22680

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