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than
conjunction
used
to
introduce
the
second
person
,
thing
,
or
idea
in
a
comparison
•
Mia
runs
faster
than
her
brother
during
races
.
Mia
runs
faster
than
her
brother
during
races
.
•
The
cake
tasted
better
than
I
expected
.
The
cake
tasted
better
than
I
expected
.
preposition
used
after
a
comparative
adjective
or
adverb
to
introduce
the
thing
being
compared
•
She
likes
swimming
more
than
me
.
She
likes
swimming
more
than
me
.
•
This
smartphone
is
lighter
than
the
old
model
.
This
smartphone
is
lighter
than
the
old
model
.
conjunction
Used
after
a
comparative
word
to
introduce
the
second
person
,
thing
,
group
,
or
idea
being
compared
.
•
The
blue
car
is
faster
than
the
red
one
.
The
blue
car
is
faster
than
the
red
one
.
•
Ben
saved
more
money
than
his
sister
did
.
Ben
saved
more
money
than
his
sister
did
.
Old
English
þonne
,
ðan
—
originally
the
accusative
of
a
demonstrative
pronoun
related
to
"
that
."
preposition
Used
after
a
comparative
word
before
a
noun
or
pronoun
to
show
the
person
,
thing
,
group
,
or
idea
being
compared
.
•
Ella
is
taller
than
me
.
Ella
is
taller
than
me
.
•
He
enjoys
chess
more
than
video
games
.
He
enjoys
chess
more
than
video
games
.
Old
English
þonne
,
ðan
,
later
specialized
as
a
comparative
preposition
.
thank
verb
-
thank
,
thanking
,
thanks
,
thanked
to
tell
someone
that
you
are
grateful
for
something
they
have
done
,
given
,
or
said
•
Remember
to
thank
the
bus
driver
when
you
get
off
.
Remember
to
thank
the
bus
driver
when
you
get
off
.
•
He
wrote
a
short
note
to
thank
his
teacher
for
her
help
.
He
wrote
a
short
note
to
thank
his
teacher
for
her
help
.
From
Old
English
‘
þancian
’
meaning
‘
to
give
thanks
’,
related
to
‘
þanc
’ (
thought
,
gratitude
);
cognate
with
German
‘
danken
’.
thanks
noun
words
that
show
you
feel
grateful
to
someone
•
We
sent
our
heartfelt
thanks
to
everyone
who
donated
.
We
sent
our
heartfelt
thanks
to
everyone
who
donated
.
•
The
coach
offered
his
sincere
thanks
after
the
team
’
s
first
win
.
The
coach
offered
his
sincere
thanks
after
the
team
’
s
first
win
.
From
plural
of
the
Old
English
noun
þanc
meaning
‘
thought
,
goodwill
,
gratitude
’.
Over
time
, ‘
thanks
’
became
the
standard
plural-only
form
for
expressing
gratitude
.
interjection
used
to
tell
someone
you
are
grateful
for
something
•
Thanks
for
helping
me
carry
these
boxes
!
Thanks
for
helping
me
carry
these
boxes
!
•
Thanks
,
that
’
s
just
what
I
needed
.
Thanks
,
that
’
s
just
what
I
needed
.
Shortened
form
of
the
plural
noun
‘
thanks
’,
used
as
an
interjection
since
the
17th
century
.
