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than (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin: thanne, thAnne]
used when comparing two things, people, situations etc
::Natalie was prettier than her sister.
::You need that money more than I do.
::There were more people there than I expected.
::If it costs more than $60, I won't buy it.
::She had woken even earlier than usual.
::Divorce is more common than it was a generation ago.
other than
except for a particular person or thing
::We never go to church other than for funerals and weddings.
::We know he lived in Fleet Road, but other than that we don't know much about him.
would rather/would sooner ... than
used to say that you prefer one thing to another
::I'd rather drive than go by train.
::She said she'd rather die than live in the city.
no sooner/hardly had ... than
used to say that one thing happens immediately after another thing
::No sooner had I got into the house than the phone rang.
::Hardly had they reached Edinburgh than they were ordered to return to London.