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/ˈðæn, ðən/ conjunction
/ˈðæn, ðən/ conjunction 1 — used to introduce the second or last of two or more things or people that are being compared — used with the comparative form of an adjective or adverb ▪ Ten is less than 20. ▪ She is younger than I am. = (somewhat formal) She is younger than I. ▪ He can run more quickly than his father (can). ▪ Both recipes use more salt than mine (does). ▪ The situation will improve sooner than you think (it will). ▪ The meeting will end no later than noon. [=it will end at noon or some time before noon] ▪ Losing weight is easier said than done. [=is difficult to do] ▪ I would rather go out to dinner than cook at home tonight. ▪ Your hair looks better (when it's) brown than (when it's) blond. ▪ She would rather/sooner work four jobs than move out of Manhattan to live somewhere cheaper. — see also other than at 1other, rather than at rather 2 — used to say that something happens immediately after something else ▪ Hardly/scarcely had the sun come up than dark clouds began to roll in. ▪ No sooner had I spoken than he appeared. [=he appeared immediately after I spoke]
