then

/ðen//ðɛn/

conjunction

  1. 1

    Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.

    “she's taller than I am;  she found his advice more witty than helpful;  we have less work today than we had yesterday;  We had no choice than to return home”
  2. 2

    (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.

noun

  1. 1

    That time

    “It will be finished before then.”

adjective

  1. 1

    Being so at that time.

adverb

  1. 1

    (temporal location) At that time.

    “He was happy then.”
  2. 2

    (temporal location) Soon afterward.

    “He fixed it, then left.”
  3. 3

    (sequence) Next in order; in addition.

    “There are three green ones, then a blue one.”
  4. 4

    In that case.

    “If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.”
  5. 5

    (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.

    “That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.”
  6. 6

    (affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

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