than

Meanings

• subordinating conjunction

  used to introduce a clause or phrase that indicates a time or condition when something happens.

  - "She is taller than her sister."
  - "If it rains, we will stay at home."

• subordinating conjunction

  used to introduce a comparison.

  - "He is better than his brother at math."
  - "The new car is faster than the old one."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with than
vain , rain , chain

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Variants

List of all variants of than that leads to same result
than , heavier-than-air , holier-than-thou , larger-than-life , lighter-than-air , other than , rather than

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'thanne' meaning 'then' or 'that'

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Trivia

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1. Than is the shortest word in the English language with two syllables.

2. The word 'than' is used more than 10,000 times in a typical 1 million-word novel.

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Related Concepts

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1. comparison: Than is used to make comparisons between two or more things.

2. conditional clause: Than is used to introduce a conditional clause, indicating a hypothetical situation.

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Culture

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Than has been used extensively in literature and poetry for comparison and to indicate time. It is a common word used in everyday speech and is an essential part of the English language.

How to Memorize "than"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a line with 'than' on one end and the comparison or condition on the other.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'than' with the idea of comparison or time.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Time And N' to remember 'than' as a subordinating conjunction indicating time.

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