than
/ðæn/
- conjunction 2
- adverb 1
- preposition 1
- phrases 17
conjunction2
- used after words such as "more" or "older" to name the second person or thing when showing a difference
- The artist worried more than was necessary: there were a lot of people at the exhibition, more than came last year.
- she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no (other) choice than to return home; I love you more than (what) she does, but less than he, or than I do your sisters.
adverb1
preposition1
Phrases with than
- better than sexSuperlative; wonderful.
- easier said than doneEasy to propose, but difficult to accomplish.
- have eyes bigger than one's stomachTo take more food on one's plate than one can eat; to be greedy.
- have more money than GodTo be extremely or excessively rich
- higher than a kiteVery much under the influence of drugs.
- hotter than a pistolVery hot.
- more cry than woolDramatic assertions that are backed by little evidence.
- more often than notUsually; more than half the time; more likely to be the case than not to be the case.
- more than meets the eyeMore than what is apparent or readily noticeable.
- more than one bargained forAn unexpected and (usually) unwanted result of a decision or action.
- no sooner thanAt the moment when; instantaneously after; immediately after.
- none other thanUsed to qualify a person whose eminence may be more than one would expect in the given situation.
- nothing less thanCertainly and completely: definitely, and wholly rather than merely mostly.
- nothing more thanMerely.
- now, more than everUsed to emphasize the increased urgency or importance of something in the present moment compared to any time in the past.
- other thanExcept, besides.
- than a bygodUsed with a comparative to express extreme heat or cold.