than

[Than]

Then. See Then.

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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.

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.

adv.
Then. See Then.

Than

Than , conj. [OE. than, thon, then, thanne, thonne, thenne, than, then, AS. 'ebanne, 'ebonne, 'eb'91nne; akin to D. dan, OHG. danne, G. dann then, denn than, for, Goth. 'edan then, and to E. the, there, that. See That, and cf. Then.] 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.

Behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Which when Beelzebub perceived, than whom, Satan except, none higher sat.

It's wiser being good than bad; It's safer being meek than fierce; It's fitter being sane than mad.

Than

Than, adv. Then. See Then. [Obs.] Gower.

Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages.

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.

Then. See Then.

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Usage Examples

'Tis best to weigh the enemy more mighty than he seems.

A belief in hell and the knowledge that every ambition is doomed to frustration at the hands of a skeleton have never prevented the majority of human beings from behaving as though death were no more than an unfounded rumor.

'Dreams From My Father' reveals more about Obama than is usually known about political leaders until after they're dead. Perhaps more than it intends, it shows his mind working, in real time, sentence by sentence, in what feels like a private audience with the reader.

A company is stronger if it is bound by love rather than by fear.

'Lucky' is for laughs, and there's really nothing funny that I'm doing on 'Dexter.' I think more than anything, both comment on the fact that anybody is capable of anything. Just because they are the shy guy in the corner doesn't mean that they are a harmless little bunny.

A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.

A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are.

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.

Misspelled Form

than, rthan, 5than, 6than, ythan, gthan, rhan, 5han, 6han, yhan, ghan, trhan, t5han, t6han, tyhan, tghan, tghan, tyhan, tuhan, tjhan, tnhan, tgan, tyan, tuan, tjan, tnan, thgan, thyan, thuan, thjan, thnan, thqan, thwan, thsan, thzan, thqn, thwn, thsn, thzn, thaqn, thawn, thasn, thazn, thabn, thahn, thajn, thamn, tha n, thab, thah, thaj, tham, tha , thanb, thanh, thanj, thanm, than .

Other Usage Examples

A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a man's life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars.

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.

A committee is organic rather than mechanical in its nature: it is not a structure but a plant. It takes root and grows, it flowers, wilts, and dies, scattering the seed from which other committees will bloom in their turn.

A bad peace is even worse than war.

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.

'Harry Potter' gave me back self respect. Harry gave me a job to do that I loved more than anything else.

"These days the technology can solve our problems and then some. Solutions may not only erase physical or mental deficits but leave patients better off than ""able-bodied"" folks. The person who has a disability today may have a superability tomorrow."

A big part of who I am is just the way I was raised. Nobody is better than anyone else, and if you really work hard, you might get lucky and get what you want.