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- [th an, th en; unstressed th uh n, uh n]
- /ðæn, ðɛn; unstressed ðən, ən/
- /ðən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [th an, th en; unstressed th uh n, uh n]
- /ðæn, ðɛn; unstressed ðən, ən/
Definitions of than word
- preposition than in relation to; by comparison with (usually followed by a pronoun in the objective case): He is a person than whom I can imagine no one more courteous. 1
- noun than in a comparison 1
- preposition than You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison. 0
- preposition than Than is also a conjunction. 0
- preposition than You use than when you are stating a number, quantity, or value approximately by saying that it is above or below another number, quantity, or value. 0
- conjunction than You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example in order to state a preference. 0
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Origin of than
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English than(ne) than, then, when, variant (in special senses) of thonne then; cognate with German dann then, denn than, Dutch dan then, than
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Than
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
than popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
than usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for than
conjunction than
- mithan — gayal.
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