different

adjective (different)

«different» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Different means not the same. A cat and a dog are different animals. tree →
Different also means separate or another: on different days. tree →
It can mean unusual. tree →

In the lessons

maths: kinds, colours or ways that are not the same; counting combinations or how many kinds; «different from» in comparing; science: different kinds of animals, sorting by features; everyday life: people are different and that is fine; phrases: «different from», «different to» (British), «different than» (American)

Examples

She has 3 different colors of pens. tree →
How many different ways can you make 10? tree →
Each child got a different number. tree →
There are 5 different kinds of fruit. tree →
A frog is different from a toad. tree →
We all have different favourite foods. tree →
They live in different towns. tree →
Spot five different things in the two pictures. tree →
His games were now quite different. tree →

Note

Often asks to count kinds or choices; «the difference» is subtraction but «different» is not. Trap: counting different kinds does not count repeats. «Different from» is safe in every country.

In Jewish tradition

Examples

31 That is to say a different combination of the elements. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
Yod Tzaddi Yod Resh Heh ; modes of transliteration vary with different authors. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
It is necessary to avoid confusion between these letters ; different authors translate them in different manners. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Often asks to count kinds or choices; «the difference» is subtraction but «different» is not. Trap: counting different kinds does not count repeats. «Different from» is safe in every country.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «different» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«different» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «different» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«different» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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