Pronunciation: /ðæn/
preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause
A1 I am taller than my sister.
A2 I would rather stay home than go out.
B1 She is more interested in science than in art.
B2 He is a better swimmer than I am.
C1 There are more challenges to overcome in this project than we anticipated.
C2 The results were even more impressive than we had hoped for.
conjunction a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
A1 I am taller than my brother.
A2 She is more patient than he is.
B1 I would rather stay home than go out tonight.
B2 He is more interested in science fiction movies than in romantic comedies.
C1 There is more to this situation than meets the eye.
C2 The implications of this decision are more complex than we initially thought.
formal The data suggests that the new algorithm is more efficient than the previous one.
informal I think pizza is better than burgers.
slang I'd rather chill at home than go out tonight.
figurative His words cut deeper than any knife could.
thaned
thans
more than
most than
than
will than
have thanned
is thaning
than
than
to than
thaning
thaning