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# differently

adverb (differently, more differently)

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

## Everyday

In a way that is not the same as another way or as before. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths, «solve it differently» means find another method, which also helps check the answer; people may think differently and still both be right. In everyday life and friendship, people look, speak and believe differently, and we respect that. Phrases: «do things differently», «think differently», «differently from», «act differently».

### Examples

- Try to solve the problem differently to check your answer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x1)
- Every child learns differently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x2)
- My brother and I see things differently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x3)
- If I could start again, I'd do it differently. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x4)
- The two words are spelled differently but sound the same. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x5)
- She dressed differently for the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x6)
- The dog acts differently when it's hungry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x7)
- Ice behaves differently from water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x8)
- "You will think differently in the morning," said Medea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/differently/#x9)

### Note

Adjective: «different»; noun: «difference». Say «differently from» (also «to» in British, «than» in American). In maths, the «difference» between two numbers is what you get when you subtract — a different idea.

## On Mova

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