differ about (something)
1. To disagree about something. I'm sorry, but we just differ about that analysis—I don't see how you can interpret the text that way. It's hard to be friends with someone when you differ about what is fundamentally important in life. I know we differ about how to solve this math problem, but if we both got the right answer, does it really matter?
2. To argue or debate about something. If you two are going to differ about your interpretations of the text, can you at least take it outside? My two grandfathers always differ about politics whenever they're together. I know you two differ about how to raise your children, but I don't think the entire restaurant wants to hear about it!
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differ (with someone) about something
and differ (with someone) on something 1. [for someone] to disagree with someone about something. I must differ with you about that. We differ about that. I don't differ with you on that point.
2. [for someone] to argue with someone about something. Tom was differing with Terry rather loudly about which one of them was going to carry the flag. Let's stop differing with each other on these simple things!
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