then

[ then ]

/ 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.

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

synonym study for then

8. See therefore.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH then

than, then

Words nearby then

morning after, the, themself, themselves, them's fighting words, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The, then, then again, Naked and the Dead, The, Naked Lunch, The, thenaldine, name of the game, the

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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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then

In addition to the idioms beginning with then

then again
then and there

also see:

and then some
every now and then

单词	then
释义	then [ then ] / ðɛn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR then ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 synonym study for then 8. See therefore. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH then than, then Words nearby then morning after, the, themself, themselves, them's fighting words, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The, then, then again, Naked and the Dead, The, Naked Lunch, The, thenaldine, name of the game, the Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with then then In addition to the idioms beginning with then then again then and there also see: and then some every now and then The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Content related to then “Then” vs. “Than”: See If You Know The Difference Between ThemThen and than are so frequently used that it should come as no surprise that they're also commonly misused! READ MORE Words related to then suddenly, again, later, formerly, next, thus, so, anon, thereupon, when, all at once, at that point, before long, accordingly, consequently, ergo, hence, whence, thence, thenceforth
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