than
conjunction/ðæn/
Frequency rank: #66 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Used to compare two different people, things, or amounts.
Example sentence
She is taller than her brother.
More words in ranks 1–100
- themThe people or things already mentioned, used as the object of a verb.
- nowAt the present moment or time.
- otherDifferent from the one already mentioned, or the remaining one of two.
- itsBelonging to the thing, animal, or baby already mentioned.
- ourBelonging to the speaker and one or more other people.
- goodOf a high quality, standard, or pleasing kind.
- onlyAnd no one or nothing else; solely.
- afterLater than, or following something in time.
- firstComing before all others in time, order, or importance.
- himA male person or animal, used as the object of a verb or preposition.