Than definition

Etymology

In etymology, it represents þanne, which was a variant of þonne, meaning "then". It is therefore cognate with German denn ("than") and dann ("then").

Preposition

than

introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.