then
[ th en ]
/ ðɛn /
adverb
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.
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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
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8. See therefore.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH then
than thenWords nearby then
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British Dictionary definitions for then
Word Origin for then
Old English thenne; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thanna; see than
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Idioms and Phrases with then
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