noun
- That time; that moment.
- usage: "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
adjective
- At a specific prior time.
- usage: "the then president"
adverb
- Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors. )
- usage: "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"
- In that case or as a consequence.
- usage: "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.
- usage: "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"
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