than meaning
UK /ðən/ US /ðæn/ 1 syllable
than (preposition): used to compare two things or people.
- Often confused with then: then vs than.
- See the full list of prepositions.
- See the full list of conjunctions.
than has 2 meanings in this dictionary, as preposition and conjunction.
than as a preposition
than as a conjunction
- used to introduce the second part of a comparison
- it was easier than I expected
than in a sentence
- You have bought more postage stamps than are necessary.
- The gold coin was much more valuable than was supposed.
- The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.
- I would rather sit reading in the library than go home.
- The one resource more precious than any other was land.
How to pronounce than
than is pronounced /ðən/ in British English and /ðæn/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.
Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with TH · words ending in AN · 4-letter words
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