than
Meaning of than
adverb
At that time; then.
preposition- 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.
A player than whom none is more skillful.
- Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no choice than to return home
- (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
Information about than
- The plural form of than is: thans.
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Hyphenation of than
than
- It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
- than is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Translation of than
Anagrams of than
Words that rhyme with than
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