Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)At that time; then.

Examples

21179 sentences
  1. It's more difficult than you think.

    Це важче, ніж ти думаєш. — aandrusiak

    ruЭто труднее, чем ты думаешь. — shanghainese

    deEs ist schwieriger, als du glaubst. — MUIRIEL

  2. Your bike is better than mine.

    Твій велосипед кращий за мій. — deniko

    ruТвой велик лучше моего. — Mukaltin

    deDein Fahrrad ist besser als meins. — MUIRIEL

  3. Your plan seems better than mine.

    Твій план здається кращим за мій. — deniko

    ruТвой план выглядит лучше моего. — vilnat

    deIhr Plan scheint besser als meiner zu sein. — MUIRIEL

  4. Your pen is better than mine.

    Твоя ручка краща, ніж моя. — deniko

    ruТвоя ручка лучше моей. — afyodor

    deDein Stift ist besser als meiner. — Fingerhut

  5. Soccer is more popular than baseball.

    Футбол популярніший за бейcбол. — deniko

    ruФутбол популярнее бейсбола. — Hellerick

    deFußball ist beliebter als Baseball. — Espi

Origin

From Middle English than, thanne (“than; then”), from Old English þanne, a variant of þonn

From Middle English than, thanne (“than; then”), from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then; when; than”), from Proto-West Germanic *þannē, an alteration of *þan (“then; than”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“then; than”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“that”, demonstrative pronoun).

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