Than: meaning, definitions and examples
๐
than
[ รฐรฆn ]
comparison
used for introducing the second element in a comparison
Synonyms
as opposed to, compared to, rather than.
Examples of usage
- she is younger than me
- it is bigger than I expected
comparison
in relation to; compared with
Synonyms
as opposed to, compared to, in contrast to.
Examples of usage
- he is shorter than his brother
- the house is older than the trees
Translations
Translations of the word "than" in other languages:
๐ต๐น do que
๐ฎ๐ณ เคธเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช als
๐ฎ๐ฉ daripada
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝัะถ
๐ต๐ฑ niลผ
๐ฏ๐ต ใใ
๐ซ๐ท que
๐ช๐ธ que
๐น๐ท den
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ณด๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ู
๐จ๐ฟ neลพ
๐ธ๐ฐ neลพ
๐จ๐ณ ๆฏ
๐ธ๐ฎ kot
๐ฎ๐ธ en
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐัะฐาะฐะฝะดะฐ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ daha รงox
๐ฒ๐ฝ que
Etymology
The word 'than' originated from the Old English word 'รพanne', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word 'thana'. It has been used in English for centuries as a conjunction and preposition to indicate comparison between two things or ideas.