then

UK /ðɛn/ US /ðɛn/

adv 5conj 2adj 1noun 1name 1

Definitions

adv

At that time.

He was happy then.

And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Soon afterward.

He fixed it, then left.

Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.

Next in order of place.

There are three green ones, then a blue one.

Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway, and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.

In addition; also; besides.

Another legend says that now and again in the world's history a monarch appears who conquers and rules every nation under the sun. […] Then many of the Siamese believe that the animal is inhabited by the soul of some great man of the past […]

In that case.

If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.

Is it 12 o’clock already? Then it’s time for me to leave.

adj

Being so at that time.

He had met his then girlfriend when he had just started university. The relationship ended unhappily when the girlfriend complained that he never wanted to go out.

It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.

noun

That time.

It will be finished before then.

Collocations

ADJ.

continuing, correct, finished, happy, hard, heavy, left, living

When the movie was finished, we then discussed what we thought about it.

VERB + THEN

back, bar, canaanite, crossed, doubt, hopping, house, met

I crossed the river back then when I was still living in that small town.

THEN + NOUN

girlfriend, karaoke, lomp, problem

My then girlfriend insisted on singing karaoke every single weekend.

PREP.

in, in, off, on

We had dinner and then went off to catch the last movie of the evening.

ADV.

finally, instead, once, simply

Once you finish your homework, then you can go outside and play with your friends.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence conne

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

then again

From another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.

I think I'll take three pairs of shoes. Then again, I only plan to stay two days.

now and then

Synonym of occasionally, sometimes, intermittently.

Call your mother now and then and let her know you care.

but then

Then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.

He may finish writing his novel next year; but then, he may never finish.

and then some

Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.

It created a disruption, and then some.

then and there

Right at that moment in time and on the spot; immediately.

When this conversation was repeated in detail within the hearing of the young woman in question, and undoubtedly for his benefit, Mr. Trevor threw shame to the winds and scandalize

Example Bank

He was happy then.

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And the Canaanite was then in the land.

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In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts,[…], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may i

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He had met his then girlfriend when he had just started university. The relationship ended unhappily when the girlfriend complained that he never wanted to go out.

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It all started when Nick Farmer bought George R. R. Martin a drink, but the plot really thickened when the linguist met Martin’s then-assistant Ty Franck.

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It’s been nearly four years since China put tariffs on American-grown soybeans during a tit-for-tat trade war with then-President Donald Trump – and they remain in place despite the change in administ

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Usage Notes

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