than

Reikšmė (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

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ðæn/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Vidurio Anglijos: than

Inherited from senoji anglų: þanne

Cognate with olandų: dan

Cognate with vokiečių: denn

Cognate with vokiečių: 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.

Sakiniai

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

Skraidantis korpusas šiam vyrui buvo skolingas daug daugiau, nei jie žino ar galvoja.

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

Jis vėl apsidairė į tuščią aikštę, jausdamasis mažiau beviltiška nei anksčiau.

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

Tai yra titulo registras, o ne aktų registras.

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

Ir murmėjimas truko ilgiau, nei turėtų paprastas įžada.

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

Tai nebuvo labiau įdomu, kaip apvirsti vežimu ar medžiu, pūstančiu per kelią.

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .

Tačiau ji labiau domėjosi polemika, o ne kasdienine strategija.

Similar to "SimTown", it is targeted more towards children than the average player .

Panašiai kaip „Simtown“, jis labiau nukreiptas į vaikus nei vidutinį žaidėją.

It is generally less error-prone than using the built-in " switch to " command .

Paprastai tai yra mažiau klaidų, nei naudojant įmontuotą komandą „jungiklis į“.