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Definition von than to im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
than: Because; for
Answer me if you can, any other way, than because the Scriptures, which are infallible, Say so.
than: Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison
It's bigger than I thought it was.
than: {a} placed or employed only in comparison
Than: as
Than: then
than: less than: see less more than: see more more often than not: see often other than: see other rather than: see rather
than: 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. 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
than: {e} as compared to
than: Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer than that you should want
than: 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
than: introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates
than: 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
than: A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like
than: Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition
than: conj. from
than: than WEAK STRONG
than: It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case