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than
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than
is on the Basic English 850 List.
test
-
than
-
that
than
is one of the
1000
most common
headwords
.
test
-
than
-
thank
Pronunciation
[
change
]
stressed
enPR
:
th
ăn
,
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ðæn/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
SAMPA
:
/D{n/
unstressed
enPR
:
th
(ə)n
,
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ðən/
or
/ðn̩/
SAMPA
:
/D@n/
or
/Dn=/
Audio (US)
(
file
)
Preposition
[
change
]
Preposition
than
Used to
compare
two things that are not
equal
.
The tree is higher
than
the house.
He is better
than
me.
It was much better
than
I'd expected.
Categories
:
BE850
BNC1 headwords
Prepositions
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