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She's always dieting but never seems to lose any weight. dif • fer / ' fr / verb ( dif fers , dif . fer . ing , dif . fered )

to be different

How does this printer differ from the more expensive one?

dif .fer .ence Ф / (i.irons/ noun

[ count, noncount ]

the way that one thing is not the same as another thing What's the difference between this computer and that cheaper one?

What's the difference in price between these two bikes? Sarah looks exactly like her sister — I can't tell the difference between them.

make a difference

to change or have an effect on someone or something

Marriage made a big difference in her life.

make no difference ; not make any difference

to not change anything; to not be important

It makes no difference to us if the baby is a girl or a boy.

dif .fer .ent Ф / 'drfrent/ adjective

not the same

These two shoes are different sizes! Football is very different from soccer.

many and not the same

They sell 30 different flavors of ice cream.

► dif • fer • ent • ly / ' difrentli / adverb

He's very quiet at home but he behaves differently at

school.

dif • fer •en • ti • ate |awl| / f renjieit /

verb ( dif fer . en . ti . ates , dif . fer . en . ti . at . ing , dif . fer . en . ti . at . ed )

to see or show how things are different

It's hard to differentiate between the male and the female

of the species.

dif .fi .CUlt Ф / difikolt/ adjective

not easy to do or understand a difficult problem

The exam was very difficult.

It's difficult to learn a new language.

—SYNONYM hard —ANTONYM easy

A person who is difficult is not easy to please or will not do what you want

She's a very difficult child.

dif .fi .CUl .ty Ф / 'difiblti/ noun ( plural dif . fi . cul ties )

1 [ count, noncount ] a problem; something that is not easy to do or understand

have difficulty understanding German. My grandfather walks with difficulty now. to get into financial difficulties

[ noncount ] how hard something is

The questions start easy and increase in difficulty.

dig Ф / dig / verb ( digs , dig . ging , dug / dAg / has dug )

to move earth and make a hole in the ground You need to dig the garden before you plant the seeds. They dug a tunnel through the mountain for the new railroad.

dig something up to take something from the ground by digging

They dug up some old coins in their field.

di • gest / di ' d₃est / verb ( di . gests, di . gest ing, di . gest ed )

( biology ) When your stomach digests food, it changes it so that your body can use it.

di • ges • tion / dai 'd3estjbn / noun [ noncount ]

Vegetables are usually cooked to help digestion.

di • ges • tive sys • tem / dai ' d₃estiv ^m /

noun [ count ]

( biology ) the many parts inside the body that digest food

dig • it / ' did^t / noun [ count ]

( math ) any of the numbers from 0 to 9 What is your ten digit telephone number?

dig • i • tal / ' d^tl / adjective

( computers ) using an electronic system that changes sounds or pictures into numbers before it stores or sends them

a digital camera

A digital clock or watch shows the time in numbers. dig • ni • fied / ' digrafaid / adjective