then
then /ˈðɛn/
adjective
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At a specific prior time
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then
)
at a specific prior time
The then president
the then president
adverb
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Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
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and so
, so
, then
)
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
Then he left
then he left
Go left first, then right
go left first, then right
First came lightning, then thunder
first came lightning, then thunder
We watched the late movie and then went to bed
we watched the late movie and then went to bed
And so home and to bed
and so home and to bed
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()
In that case or as a consequence
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then
)
in that case or as a consequence
If he didn't take it, then who did?
if he didn't take it, then who did?
Keep it then if you want to
keep it then if you want to
The case, then, is closed
the case, then, is closed
You've made up your mind then?
you've made up your mind then?
Then you'll be rich
then you'll be rich
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()
At that time
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then
)
at that time
I was young then
I was young then
Prices were lower back then
prices were lower back then
Science as it was then taught
science as it was then taught
noun
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()
That time; that moment
(
then
)
that time; that moment
We will arrive before then
we will arrive before then
We were friends from then on
we were friends from then on
