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differently

differently

780 1.1
In a way that is not the same as another person or thing
  • adverb
  • /ˈdɪfərəntli/
translation icon : de manera diferente
  • Is there anything you would have done differently with your life on YouTube?
  • think differently
  • do differently
  • be treated differently

It tastes slightly differently, but it is sort of.

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Examples

  • I might do that differently if I had to do it over again.

    Academic text (2011)
  • After conducting the dynamic, we always ask participants whether they feel differently now than they did before the activity.

    Academic text (2011)
  • OK, tell me if I need to say things differently, right?

  • And things have played out quite differently since that time.

  • I would raise my kids differently than my parents raised me.

  • Well, then we remember it differently.

  • I just thought this summer was going to start a little differently.

  • A successful attorney in Los Angeles is going to speak differently than a gang member in South Central LA.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Sharing my responses with others helped me better understand how differently people can respond to the same story.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I would raise my kids differently than my parents raised me.

Synonyms

otherwise
vsdifferently
132 3.4

In a different way

has identical meaning but is another word form
dissimilarly
vsdifferently
4.8

In a different way

focuses on another manner without stressing unlike quality

Antonyms

226 2.2

In the same way as what was just said

Idioms

To say the same idea in another way

Compounds

A person who has a disability and works or looks for work, bringing different skills

How Different

variably
1 5.3
differently
780 1.1
variously
10 4.0
similarly
226 2.2
uniformly
26 3.7

Surface Forms

differently positive

Morphology

differently = different (transparent) = different + ly

The adverb is a direct, regular formation from the adjective 'different' with the productive suffix '-ly', so its meaning 'in another manner' is clear to learners.

Etymology

Differently comes from different, which means 'not the same', plus the ending -ly that turns a word into one that shows how something is done, so it means 'in a different way'.