than

Meaning

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ðæn/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

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 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 .

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

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

Istanbul hosts more conferences than all Turkish other cities combined .

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