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# 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

1. Different means not the same. A cat and a dog are different animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#m1)
2. Different also means separate or another: on different days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#m2)
3. It can mean unusual. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#m3)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x1)
- How many different ways can you make 10? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x2)
- Each child got a different number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x3)
- There are 5 different kinds of fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x4)
- A frog is different from a toad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x5)
- We all have different favourite foods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x6)
- They live in different towns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x7)
- Spot five different things in the two pictures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x8)
- His games were now quite different. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/#x9)

### 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

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

- 31 That is to say a different combination of the elements. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/different/#x1)
- Yod Tzaddi Yod Resh Heh ; modes of transliteration vary with different authors. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/different/#x2)
- It is necessary to avoid confusion between these letters ; different authors translate them in different manners. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/different/#x3)

### 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](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/different/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«different» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/different.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «different» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/different/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«different» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/different.html) on Mova free.