then

[ th en ]

/ ðɛn /

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adverb

at that time: Prices were lower then.

immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again.

next in order of time: We ate, then we started home.

at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray.

next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother.

in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well.

in that case; as a consequence; in those circumstances: If you're sick, then you should stay in bed.

since that is so; as it appears; therefore: You have, then, found the mistake? You are leaving tonight then.

adjective

being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated: the then prime minister.

noun

that time: We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell.

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Idioms for then

but then, but on the other hand: I found their conversation very dull, but then I have different tastes.

then and there, at that precise time and place; at once; on the spot: I started to pack my things right then and there.Also there and then.

Origin of then

before 900; Middle English then(ne), than(n)e, Old English thonne, thanne, thænne; cf. than; akin to that

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8. See therefore.

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British Dictionary definitions for then

then

/ (ðɛn) /

adverb

at that time; over that period of time

(sentence modifier) in that case; that being sothen why don't you ask her?; if he comes, then you'll have to leave; go on then, take it

then and there See there (def. 6)

sentence connector

after that; with thatthen John left the room and didn't return

noun

that timebefore then; from then on

adjective

(prenominal) existing, functioning, etc, at that timethe then prime minister

Word Origin for then

Old English thenne; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thanna; see than

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