structure · academic
differ from + noun/gerund
To show that two things are not the same; normally followed by 'from'.
Examples
“This study's findings differ from previous research in methodology.”
“His opinion differs from mine on climate policy.”
“Local cuisine differs from region to region in both ingredients and techniques.”
Band 8 sentence
“The empirical results differ substantially from those reported in earlier longitudinal studies.”
Collocations
- differ from + noun/gerund
- differ significantly/slightly from
Common mistakes
The result is different with previous studies.→The result is different from previous studies.
This research differs to earlier work.→This research differs from earlier work.
Say it for a higher band
5different→6not the same as→7+differ from + noun/gerund
Synonyms
be different from
Easily confused
be different from
“The new model is different from the old one in several key aspects.”
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