then
that time;
that moment (Freq. 6)
- we will arrive before then
- we were friends from then on
• Hypernyms:
point, point in time
at a specific prior time (Freq. 1)
- the then president
• Similar to:
past
1. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) (Freq. 333)
- 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
• Syn:
so, and so, and then
2. in that case or as a consequence (Freq. 117)
- 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
3. at that time (Freq. 87)
- I was young then
- prices were lower back then
- science as it was then taught
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