DIFFERENT


Meaning of DIFFERENT in English

[adjective]Different means not the same.She seems to wear something different every day.He's different now that he's been to college.Are you reading a different book this week or is it still the same one?These two cakes are different (from each other).Emily is very/completely/entirely different from her sister.Emily and her sister are quite (= completely) different.There are many different types/kinds of bacteria.If you say something or someone is different, you might mean that they are unusual, but you can also mean that you think they show bad judgment.What do I think of your purple shoes? Well, they're certainly different.Do you dare to be different?The two sisters are (UK and ANZ) (as) different as chalk and/from cheese/(esp. US) (as) different as night and day (= completely different).

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.