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then

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adverb

ˈt͟hen How to pronounce then (audio)
1
: at that time
2
a
: soon after that : next in order of time
walked to the door, then turned
b
: following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration : being next in a series
first came the clowns, and then came the elephants
c
: in addition : besides
then there is the interest to be paid
3
a
: as a necessary consequence
if the angles are equal, then the complements are equal
b(1)
: in that case
take it, then, if you want it so much
(2)
—used after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement
she lost the race, but then she never really expected to win
c
: according to that : as may be inferred
your mind is made up, then
d
: as it appears : by way of summing up
the cause of the accident, then, is established

then

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noun

: that time
since then, he's been more cautious

then

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adjective

: existing or acting at or belonging to the time mentioned
the then secretary of state
Phrases
and then some
: with much more in addition
would require all his strength and then some

Synonyms

Adverb

Example Sentences

Adverb She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called. Just then he walked in. Back then, he was living in New York. Noun Since then, I've been more careful. He advised me to wait until then. They'll announce their decision next week. Until then, she'll just have to hope for the best. We should get there before then. They were friends from then on. Nothing like that had ever happened up to then. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
The individual documents then have to be re-marked to show they’re no longer considered classified. Lindsay Whitehurst, ajc, 22 Sep. 2022 In that case, the NBA was prepared to take those steps, and Silver had the votes then. Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022 But then, the artist didn’t have to provide the details of the Hiroshima bombing and its effects; Hersey had already done that. Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2022 The Celtics got off to an 18-21 start and then had to rally for a 33-10 finish to earn the No. 2 seed in the East. Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022 All the couples then had fun answering intimacy questions with one another. Erik Lane, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022 This was a central issue for railroad workers, who are increasingly called in to cover for colleagues who are sick or just don’t show up, eating into leisure or family time, then still have to work their regular shift or suffer a penalty. Greg Ip, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2022 The person making the solicitation would then have to give the donor a receipt when the donation is made, and the person would have to register both a copy of the original solicitation and the receipt with the city. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022 Bush's proposal was to allow temporary foreign guest workers to enter the U.S. and work legally, then go back home. Ronn Blitzer, Fox News, 20 Sep. 2022
Noun
As soon as Lovato sat down with the then owners and learned about the building’s history, he was hooked. Brayden Garcia, Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2021
Adjective
Released on Japanese television at the end of the 90s, Neon Genesis Evangelion portrayed the then future of 2019 as a complex near apocalyptic tale. Ollie Barder, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021 Sampaio began his political career while studying law at Lisbon University in the late 1950s, rising through the ranks of underground student movements which opposed the then dictatorship of António Salazar. Barry Hatton, ajc, 10 Sep. 2021 Belgium has never fully come to terms with its brutal 19th century rule of Congo, though a statue of the then ruler, King Leopold II, was removed in Antwerp this week. Alan Crawford, Bloomberg.com, 12 June 2020 In 2016, John Key, New Zealand's then prime minister, announced Predator Free 2050 -- an ambitious project to eradicate predators across the country. Sarah Lazarus, CNN, 26 Dec. 2019 By then students may have a new high school to move into. Mará Rose Williams, kansascity, 16 Aug. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adverb

Middle English than, then then, than, from Old English thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German denne then, than, Old English thæt that

First Known Use

Adverb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1584, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of then was before the 12th century

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