differisce

Differisce is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb differire, which has two main senses in standard usage: to differ or be different, and to defer or postpone.

The verb differire comes from Latin differre, meaning to carry apart, to diverge, or to delay. In Italian it retains both a sense of variation (being different) and a sense of postponement (to delay an event or decision). The distinction is typically reflected in context and in the prepositions that accompany the verb.

In the sense of being different, differire is used with da to compare two things: for example, “Questo riscontro differisce da quello atteso” (This finding differs from what was expected). In the sense of disagreement, it can be used with su or tra to indicate differing opinions: “Le opinioni differiscono su questo punto.” In the sense of postponement, differire expresses delay or deferral: “La decisione differirà al prossimo incontro” or “La pubblicazione differirà di una settimana.”

Conjugation characteristics: differire is an -isc verb in the present tense, yielding forms such as io differisco, tu differisci, lui/lei differisce, noi differiamo, voi differite, loro differiscono. This pattern is typical of several Italian -ire verbs that introduce an -isc- stem in the present tense, while the past and other tenses follow regular -ire endings.

Related terms include differenza (difference) and differente (different). The word is commonly used in linguistics, statistics, law, and everyday language to discuss variation, disagreement, or scheduling.