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What (who) is Than - definition
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Than
·adv Then. ·see Then.
II. Than ·conj A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want.
than
¦ conjunction & preposition
1. introducing the second element in a comparison.
2. used to introduce an exception or contrast.
3. used in expressions indicating one thing happening immediately after another.
Origin
OE than(ne), thon(ne), th?nne, orig. the same word as then.
Usage
Traditionally, it has been said that personal pronouns following than and as should be in the subjective rather than the objective case: he is smaller than she rather than he is smaller than her. This is based on an analysis of than and as by which they are conjunctions and the personal pronoun (in this case, 'she') is standing in for a full clause: he is smaller than she is. However, it is arguable that than and as are prepositions rather than conjunctions, similar grammatically to words like with or for. By this analysis the personal pronoun is objective, and constructions such as he is smaller than her are perfectly acceptable in standard English.
than
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You use than after a comparative adjective or adverb in order to link two parts of a comparison.
The radio only weighs a few ounces and is smaller than a cigarette packet...
Indian skins age far more slowly than American or Italian ones.
PREP: compar PREP group
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Than is also a conjunction.
He wished he could have helped her more than he did...
Sometimes patients are more depressed six months later than when they first hear the bad news.
CONJ: compar CONJ cl
2.
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.
They talked on the phone for more than an hour.
...the three-match Test series in England, starting in less than two months time...
PREP: more/less PREP n
3.
You use than in order to link two parts of a contrast, for example in order to state a preference.
The arrangement was more a formality than a genuine partnership of two nations...
CONJ
4.
Wikipedia
Than
Than is a grammatical particle analyzed as both a conjunction and a preposition in the English language. It introduces a comparison and is associated with comparatives and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it measures the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.
Examples of use of Than
1. For the fifth successive year running, British growth higher than France, higher than Germany, higher than Italy, higher than the euro area, higher than the European Union.
2. "Tell them that we are stronger than tiredness, stronger than hunger, stronger than cold, stronger than weariness, stronger than bombardment, and, of course, stronger than attacking us with words," Nasrallah said in a fiery speech broadcast to the protest Thursday.
3. With Malia and Sasha, their influence "is much larger than any show, than any rap video, than any commercial, than any magazine article.
4. He‘s less expensive than nuclear submarines, sexier than Prince Charles, more profitable than the Olympics, and a better diplomat than George Bush.
5. This was NOK 37,700 higher than in Iceland, NOK 36,'00 higher than in Finland, 1',200 higher than in Sweden and 12,300 higher than in Denmark.