ðən I Preposition Bre Older Whisky Soda Loves

• i'm older than her.
• there was more whisky in it than soda.
• he loves me more than you do.
• it was much better than i'd expected.

than

1. used to introduce the second part of a comparison
• I'm older than her.
• There was more whisky in it than soda.
• He loves me more than you do.
• It was much better than I'd expected.
• You should know better than to behave like that.
• I'd rather email than phone, if that's OK by you.
2. used for comparing amounts, numbers, distances, etc.
• It never takes more than an hour.
• It's less than a mile to the beach.
• There were fewer than twenty people there.
3. used in expressions showing that one thing happens straight after another
• No sooner had I sat down than there was a loud knock on the door.
• Hardly had we arrived than the problems started.
4. except
• I don't know any French people other than you.
• We're going away in June but other than that I'll be here all summer.
5. different or in a different way from; not
• I have never known him to behave other than selfishly.

Word Origin

• Old English than(ne), thon(ne), thænne, originally the same word as then.