- than / then
- Than is used to compare: Philippa Byrd thinks she is smarter than any of us.Then is a word to describe a time that is not now: I prefer Friday; it would be better to meet then because then I will be ready.
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than / then — Than is used to compare: Philippa Byrd thinks she is smarter than any of us. Then is a word to describe a time that is not now: I prefer Friday; it would be better to meet then because then I will be ready … Confused words
than, then — These words are often confused in writing and sometimes in pronunciation. Than is a conjunction in clauses of comparison: He worked better today than he did yesterday. Then is an adverb of time: We then went to a restaurant. Think of than only as … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Than — ([th][a^]n), conj. [OE. than, thon, then, thanne, thonne, thenne, than, then, AS. [eth]anne, [eth]onne, [eth][ae]nne; akin to D. dan, OHG. danne, G. dann then, denn than, for, Goth. [thorn]an then, and to E. the, there, that. See {That}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
than — /dhan, dhen/; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/, conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison): She s taller than I am. 2. (used after some adverbs and adjectives expressing choice… … Universalium
than — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than more at then Date: before 12th century 1. a. used as a function word to indicate the second member or the member taken as the point of departure in a comparison expressive of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
then — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than, from Old English thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German denne then, than, Old English thæt that Date: before 12th century 1. at that time 2. a. soon after that ; next in order of time … New Collegiate Dictionary
than — [[t]ðæn, ðɛn[/t]] unstressed [[t]ðən, ən[/t]] conj. 1) fun (used after comparative adjectives and adverbs and certain other words, such as other, otherwise, else, etc., to introduce the second member of a comparison): She s taller than I am[/ex]… … From formal English to slang
then — See than. See than, then … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
than — /ðæn / (say dhan), weak form /ðən / (say dhuhn) conjunction 1. a particle used after comparative adjectives and adverbs and certain other words, such as other, otherwise, else, etc., to introduce the second member of a comparison: she is taller… …
than — See than, then … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
