then
/ðˈɛn/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
at a specific prior time; "the then president"
Adverb
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "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"
Adverb
in that case or as a consequence; "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"
Adverb
at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"
Noun
that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"