Than: meaning, definitions and examples

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than

 

[ รฐรฆn ]

Conjunction / Preposition
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Conjunction

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
Context #2 | Preposition

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น do que

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเฅ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช als

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ daripada

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝั–ะถ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ niลผ

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚ˆใ‚Š

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท que

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ que

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท den

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ณด๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู…ู†

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ neลพ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ neลพ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆฏ”

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ kot

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ en

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐั€ะฐา“ะฐะฝะดะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ•แƒ˜แƒ“แƒ แƒ”

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ daha รงox

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.

Word Frequency Rank

At rank #29, this is one of the most fundamental words in English. It's absolutely essential to master this word as it forms the backbone of English communication and appears in almost every conversation or text.