than

Betekenis (English)

Conj

1. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
2. (obsolete) Because; for.

Prep

introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

Adv

At that time; then.

Synonyms

from

about

that

to

more than

before

but

as

compared to

save

since

still

unless

up to

when

where

rather than

apart from

except

in comparison with

more

of

other

out of

rather

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ðæn/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Middle English: than

Inherited from Old English: þanne

Cognate with Nederlands: dan

Cognate with Duits: denn

Cognate with Duits: dann

In summary

From Middle English than, thanne, from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then, since, because”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that, at that time, then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“than”), German denn (“than”), German dann (“then”). Doublet of then.

Sinne

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

It is a register of the title rather than a register of deeds .

And the murmur lasted longer than a simple vow would have .

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .

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