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Definitions for then
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thenadjective

    that time; that moment

    "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"

  2. then(a)adverb

    at a specific prior time

    "the then president"

  3. then, so, and so, and thenadverb

    subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

    "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed"

  4. thenadverb

    in that case or as a consequence

    "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich"

  5. thenadverb

    at that time

    "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"

Wiktionary

  1. thennoun

    That time

    It will be finished before then.

  2. thenadverb

    At that time.

    He was happy then.

  3. thenadverb

    Soon afterward.

  4. thenadverb

    Next in order; in addition.

    There are three green ones, then a blue one.

  5. thenadverb

    In that case.

  6. thenadverb

    At the same time; on the other hand.

    That's a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.

  7. thenadverb

    At the time that; when.

  8. thenadverb

    used to contradict an assertion.

  9. thenadjective

    being so at that time

  10. Etymology: From then, than, from þonne, þanne, þænne, from þan-, from to-. Cognate with dan, dann, þá. Related to than.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thenadverb

    Etymology: than, Gothick; ðan , Saxon; dan, Dutch.

    The then bishop of London, Dr. Laud, attended on his majesty throughout that whole journey. Edward Hyde.

    Thee, then a boy, with my arms I laid. Dryden.

    If an herb be cut off from the roots in Winter, and then the earth be trodden down hard, the roots will become very big in Summer. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 437.

    Had not men been fated to be blind,
    Then had our lances pierc’d the treach’rous wood. Dryden.

    Had fate so pleas’d I had been eldest born,
    And then without a crime the crown had worn. Dryden.

    If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. John Locke.

    If then his providence
    Out of our evil seek to bring forth good. John Milton.

    Now then be all thy weighty cares away,
    Thy jealousies and fears, and, while you may,
    To peace and soft repose give all the day. Dryden.

    Now shaves with level wing the deep, then soars. John Milton.

    One while the master is not aware of what is done, and then in other cases it may fall out to be his own act. Roger L'Estrange.

    Till then who knew
    The force of those dire arms? John Milton.

Wikipedia

  1. Then

    Then is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It is his twenty-third entry on the Billboard country charts, debuting at number 26 on the chart week of April 4, 2009. The song is the lead-off single from his seventh studio album, American Saturday Night, which was released via Arista Nashville on June 30, 2009. It is one of Paisley's four songs certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, the others being "She's Everything", "Whiskey Lullaby", and "Remind Me". Paisley wrote this song with Ashley Gorley and Chris DuBois.

ChatGPT

  1. Then

    Then is an adverb that is used to indicate the subsequent or following moment, time, event, or action after a particular occurrence or in a specific sequence. It typically emphasizes the chronological order of events or actions. Additionally, then may also be used to introduce a consequence, result, or conclusion based on the previous stated or implied information.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thenadverb

    at that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future)

  2. Thenadverb

    soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward

  3. Thenadverb

    at another time; later; again

  4. Then

    than

  5. Then

    in that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Then

    then, adv. at that time: afterward: immediately: at another time.—conj. for that reason, therefore: in that case.—adj. being at that time.—n. a specific time already mentioned.—By then, by that time. [A doublet of than.]

Editors Contribution

  1. then

    A specific moment of time.

    Then they could all relax as peace is created.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

Suggested Resources

  1. Then

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. THEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Then is ranked #14227 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Then surname appeared 2,108 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Then.

    65.7% or 1,386 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    24.4% or 515 total occurrences were White.
    8.7% or 185 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 13 total occurrences were Black.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'then' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #71

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'then' in Written Corpus Frequency: #51

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'then' in Adverbs Frequency: #3

  4. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'then' in Adjectives Frequency: #906

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Anagrams for then »

  1. hent

  2. neth

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of then in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of then in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of then in a Sentence

  1. Woody Haldrugold:

    How can you bring more light to the ephemeras who are plunged into the fire, because they have already had the light of the fire then.

  2. Doris Meissner:

    If 400,000 (deportations) is the most the system has been able to produce when it was really working with a hyper focus, then projecting that out to 11 million, you would have substantial costs.

  3. Melissa Etheridge:

    When I hold it without shame or confusion, then they can understand it as simple as if I was pointing to a bottle of Percocet and said, ‘That’s Mama’s medicine.’ You take the naughtiness out of it, and it’s not something that kids run to.

  4. Evan Fournier:

    Jules, getting to know him, he’s an emotional guy. Because he puts so much into what he does. He probably wasn’t happy about that. Honestly, no big deal in my opinion. The dude played hard as hell, he fought extremely hard and he played well. So when you give everything you have for something and you put so much into something and it doesn’t work out or you’re being called out, sometimes it’s frustrating, but it’s the business that we’re in. And Julius is the image of the franchise. He’s the star player. Of course, he’s going to get more criticism. But that comes with it. And I think he understands it. If I remember well, his first year here he was getting booed consistently and then he bounced back and had an incredible season last year, so that shows a lot of mental toughness. So I’m not worried about Julius at all.

  5. Ryszard Kapuściński:

    First you destroy those who create values. Then you destroy those who know what the values are, and who also know that those destroyed before were in fact the creators of values. But real barbarism begins when no one can any longer judge or know that what he does is barbaric.

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  • ثمArabic
  • тады, затымBelarusian
  • тогаваBulgarian
  • তারপর, তখন, এরপরBengali
  • al mateix temps, llavors, després, mentrestantCatalan, Valencian
  • pak, potom, tehdyCzech
  • bryd hynnyWelsh
  • dann, damalig, danach, damals, anschließend, genauso, gleichermaßenGerman
  • τότεGreek
  • tiam, tiama, tamenEsperanto
  • también, después, entonces, luegoSpanish
  • بعد, پس, سپسPersian
  • toisaalta, silloin, silloinen, sitten, niinFinnish
  • là, cependant, puis, en même temps, alors, auquel casFrench
  • i ndiadh sinIrish
  • an dèidh sin, an dèidh làimhe, ma-thà, a-rèist, matàScottish Gaelic
  • אז, אחר כךHebrew
  • तब, फिर, तोHindi
  • majd, aztán, akkor, azután, viszont, ugyanakkorHungarian
  • ուրեմն, հետոArmenian
  • saat ituIndonesian
  • loreIdo
  • þáIcelandic
  • allora, poi, allo stesso tempoItalian
  • 当時, その後, そのとき, その時点, それから, だから, その時, そして, 次にJapanese
  • მაშინ, მერე, კვლავGeorgian
  • ដូច្នេះ, ក្រោយមក, ពេលនោះ, កាលនោះ, រួចមក, បន្ទាប់មក, អញ្ចឹងKhmer
  • 나중에, 그때, 그 때, 이후, 그러면Korean
  • pa, de, hingê, peyre, madem, paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvreKurdish
  • tum, deinde, exinde, interim, tuncLatin
  • dunnLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
  • tadaLithuanian
  • tadLatvian
  • kātahiMāori
  • тогаш, потоаMacedonian
  • pada masa yang sama, tidak lama kemudian, oleh sebab yang demikian, selepas ituMalay
  • daværendeNorwegian
  • dan, trouwens, toen, toenmaligDutch
  • dåværandeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • deretter, den gang, da, så, siden, i så fallNorwegian
  • índaNavajo, Navaho
  • wtedy, potem, również, także, wówczas, toPolish
  • بياPashto, Pushto
  • então, depois, caso, [[naquela]] [[época]], seguidamente, simultaneamente, em seguida, [[naquele]] [[tempo]], entretanto, sequencialmentePortuguese
  • hinaspaQuechua
  • atunci, apoiRomanian
  • после, тогда, затем, потом, в таком случаеRussian
  • potom, posle, затим, онда, потом, тада, после, onda, zatim, tadaSerbo-Croatian
  • potom, vtedySlovak
  • potém, natóSlovene
  • pastaj, atëherëAlbanian
  • sedan, å andra sidan, alltså, så, samtidigt, sen, dåvarande, då, dessutom, i så fall, därpåSwedish
  • అప్పుడుTelugu
  • ในตอนนั้น, แล้วก็Thai
  • sonra, o zaman, ondan sonraTurkish
  • тоді, потімUkrainian
  • تب, پھر, توUrdu
  • thì, sau đó, khi ấyVietnamese
  • tänoVolapük

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