than

Betekenis

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ðæn/

Etymologie

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.

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

Het vliegende korpsen waren veel meer aan deze man verschuldigd dan ze weten of denken.

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

Hij keek weer om zich heen naar het lege plein en voelde zich minder wanhopig dan voorheen.

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

Het was niet spannender dan een omgevallen koets of een boom die over de weg werd geblazen.

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .

Ze was echter meer geïnteresseerd in polemisch dan in de dagelijkse strategie.

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

Net als "Simtown" is het meer gericht op kinderen dan op de gemiddelde speler.

The bandwidth demands proved more than Mac . Com could handle .

De bandbreedte -eisen zijn meer gebleken dan Mac.com aankan.

Istanbul hosts more conferences than all Turkish other cities combined .

Istanbul herbergt meer conferenties dan alle Turkse andere steden samen.

Generally adapted from passenger liners , they were larger than the German merchant raiders .

Over het algemeen aangepast van passagiersvoering, waren ze groter dan de Duitse handelsoverval.