Then - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ðen|  American pronunciation of the word then
Brit.  |ðen|  British pronunciation of the word then

noun

- that time; that moment
we will arrive before then
we were friends from then on

adverb

- subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) (syn: so)
then he left
go left first, then right
first came lightning, then thunder
we watched the late movie and then went to bed
- 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
- at that time
I was young then
prices were lower back then
science as it was then taught

adjective

- at a specific prior time
the then president

Extra examples

She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called.

Just then he walked in.

Back then, he was living in New York.

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.

We were happy then.

Then somebody knocked at the door.

We'll go for a walk and then will have our dinner.

Come home or then I'll be angry.

And then you should know that you are not welcome here.

I wish I had known then what I know now.

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