Then

Word THEN
Character 4
Hyphenation then
Pronunciations /ðen/

Definitions and meanings of "Then"

What do we mean by then?

At that time. adverb

Next in time, space, or order; immediately afterward. adverb

In addition; moreover; besides. adverb

Used after but to qualify or balance a preceding statement. adverb

In that case; accordingly. adverb

As a consequence; therefore. adverb

That time or moment. noun

Being so at that time. adjective

(then again) From another standpoint; on the other hand. idiom

Then being; being at that time.

At that time: referring to a time specified, either past or future.

Afterward; next in order; soon afterward or immediately.

At another time: as, now and then, at one time and another.

By the time when or that: then in this phrase having the force of a relative.

In that case; in consequence; therefore; for this reason.

Then is often used in offering a substitute for a word or statement rejected.

Than. See than.

Synonyms Wherefore, Accordingly, etc. See therefore.

Than. conjunction

In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason. conjunction

Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.

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

A word commonly used instead of "than". Then is to Than as Your is to You're. Urban Dictionary

At a later point in time; following the current event. Not to be confused with than. Urban Dictionary

Then1 1 at a particular time in the past or future 2 used to say what happens next or what you do next 3a) used when saying what the result of a situation or action will be b) spoken used when you think that something is probably true because of what you know about the situation 4 but then (again)used to say that although something is true, something else is also true which makes the first thing seem less important 5 spoken a) used at the beginning of a conversation or activity b) used at the end of a conversation, especially to show that something has been agreed c) used to show that you are saying something because of what someone has just said 6 used to add something to what you have just mentioned 7 used to refer back to what you have just been talking about 8 then and there also there and then immediately then2 only before noun used when mentioning the person who had a particular job, title, or position at a time in the past (@ Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English) Urban Dictionary

Then is a re-occuring joke in the discord community, it is also known as the cursed emoji meme, but people call it okthen or wellthen Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Then

The word "then" in example sentences

And then the whole blame game thing just cracks me up they are ridiculous..then they are gona take off a few days and meet again on Thurs…so they will all be vacationing in Marthas Vineyard while the country falls apart. mario de la ossa ❋ Unknown (2008)

I had literally sat down to my first interview, when patchy and intermittent phone calls started coming in, first from our base in London, then from HQ in Atlanta: a plane had crashed into the WTC….it may have been an accident…still checking…..then a second plane…..and suddenly it was all systems go. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If McCain wins and then bombs, *then* Hillary becomes a formidable candidate again. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

But he was cheating on his wife with the secretary whom he then threatened when she tried to break it off and *then* he tried to cut a deal with the school board essentially offering to *not* drag people's reputations through the mud if they gave him a free pass. ❋ Ann Althouse (2007)

I was sort of walking past Cathay with my mind kind of blank apart for “argh parkmall =/= parklane” and then I looked at her because she looked kind of pretty… and then I noticed she was looking at me, and then I realized she looked kind of familiar, and then… ❋ J-gan (2007)

Tell you what, Mac: when he learns to spell your last name correctly, perhaps _then_ we can contemplate placing the fate of the world in his hands, but not before then. ❋ Mac (2007)

I used to get up at 4am do 2 hours of pilates, then go to work 60 hours a week..then record in the evenings..then ride a bike. ❋ Unknown (2006)

They need to build that party a little more, win some more local elections, get a supply of candidates and then run them for Congress, etc with experience and records to point to, and a broader support base, and *then* they will be credible on the national stage. ❋ Unknown (2004)

And then, and _then_, here's the best part, I got an email from Rahab/Christine! ❋ Jaimewolf (2002)

Little things: packing, final bills, actually moving, then cleaning the place, then… getting a job IMMEDIATELY so I can do it all over again. ❋ Barbylon (2001)

“‘First the bedroom, then the dining-room, then  …  ’” ❋ Simenon, Georges, 1903-1989 (1962)

"All but one," she answered tremulously; "I brought then because you bade me -- but you were so angry _then_ -- let me take them back?" and she clutched them eagerly. ❋ Various (N/A)

Oh, say not, Henry, till you have experienced such a moment of transport, say not that the lips which then vowed eternal fidelity, that the young hearts which _then_ plighted their truth, and vowed to love for ever -- oh call not these guilty! ❋ A Bushman (N/A)

"In two years I'll be through with my studies, and my very first trip will be here and then --" but somehow, he never finished, but would look thoughtful for a little while, as though the move after _then_, was going to be a very important one. ❋ Fannie Belle Irving (N/A)

The _country_ mind you, for hide you ever so craftily, he will find you, even though your hair be white, and your figure bent with the passage of years, and then, only _then_ will he be appeased, when the real or imagined jest at his expense has been lost in the deep colour of your rich red blood. ❋ Joan Conquest (N/A)

And then, when he had shown them how to put honest bread in their mouths, -- when he had found the way to their hearts, (for these wretched creatures _have_ hearts,) -- _then_ he talked to them of God and Heaven, till the tears rained down their cheeks, -- then he asked them to promise him to "go and sin no more;" and they have kept their word, too. ❋ Fanny Fern (N/A)

And thus, when a correct relation exists between positive and negative forces -- that is to say, between the forces of electricity and magnetism, then only have we normal temperature, _then alone are we normally healthy_. ❋ Louis Dechmann (N/A)

No man dares _then_ to despise them; it is then seen that these functions of the human system form the essential basis upon which the strength and health of our higher nature repose; and that upon these functions, chiefly, the general happiness of life is dependent. ❋ Horace B. Day (N/A)

He fixes his eye with imperturbable steadiness on the central fact, then with serene, intrepid modesty suggests the relevancy to this of the world as it is around us, and _then trusts the healthy attraction of the higher to modify and better the lower_. ❋ Various (N/A)

If you missuse [the word] "then", everyone will know [you're a] [fucking fucktard]. ❋ Sj0r (2004)

[Do this], then that, then [the other] [thing]. ❋ Frungi (2006)

then1: 1: I wish I had known then what I know now. It was then that I realised she'd tricked me. He started his career in [St Petersburg] - or [Leningrad] as it then was. by/until/since thenThey're sending out the results next week, so we won't know anything until then. It was late evening when the doctor arrived, and by then it was too late. That was in 1970. Since then the place has changed a lot. They met in [1942] and from then on (=starting at that time) they were firm friends. Silently she closed the door. Just then she heard a noise. I was paid £1000, which was a lot of money back then (=a long time ago when things were different) in the 1950s. 2: Mix the flour and butter, then add [the eggs]. Byron travelled to Italy and then to Greece. 3: a) If you won't tell him, then I will. Start off early, then you won't have to rush. b) Still in your [pyjamas]? Have you just got out of bed then? 4: William didn't succeed first time, but then very few people do. [Elaine's] father might lend them the money, but then again he might not. 5 a) [Now then], what would you like to do today? Right then, shall we start? b) Good, that's settled then. We'll all meet here next Wednesday. [Okay then], I'll see you at work. c) 'We're late.' 'We'd better hurry, then.' 'Friday's no good.' 'Then how about Saturday?' 6: We have to invite your parents and my parents, and then there's your brother. 7: This then was the situation facing the government at the end of the war. 8: He wasn't prepared to wait - he wanted the money then and there. (now and then)then2: a visit to China by the then US President, [Richard Nixon] ❋ Mimi9 (2008)

[cringe] [bro], :wellthen: [bruh], :okthen: ❋ Voidgreggorian (2019)

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