What is the meaning of then?

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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APAWordNet. (2010). then. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/then/definitions/1185255
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "then" http://smartdefine.org/then/definitions/1185255 (accessed September 20, 2026).
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