What does “than” mean?
- 1
conjunctionused to compare two things or people
She is taller than her brother.
- 2
prepositionused with “more” or “less” before an amount
It costs more than fifty dollars.
Than at a glance
- Part of speech
- conjunction & preposition
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /ðæn/ · THAN
How to use “than” correctly
Don’t confuse “than” (for comparing) with “then” (for time or sequence).
Common phrases with “than”
- more than
- less than
- rather than
- other than
“than” is on these word lists
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