then

  • 1Then — ([th][e^]n), adv. [Originally the same word as than. See {Than}.] 1. At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future). [1913 Webster] And the Canaanite was then in the land. Gen. xii. 6. [1913 Webster] Now I know in part; but… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2Then — Then, conj. 1. Than. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason. [1913 Webster] If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now, then, be all thy… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Then — is a common adverb in English, indicating the apodosis of a conditional sentence. It is never equivalent to or synonymous with the conjunction than (although in a small number of accents the two may be considered homophones) nor the adjective… …

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  • 4then — index late (defunct) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5Then- — [vermutlich Kurzw. aus Thiophen ]: Trivialstamm in Bez. von Verb., die sich von 2 Methylthiophen ableiten, z. B. Thenoesäure, Thenyl …

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  • 6then — /dhen/, adv. 1. at that time: Prices were lower then. 2. immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. 3. next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. 4. at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then… …

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  • 7then — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than, from Old English thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German denne then, than, Old English thæt that Date: before 12th century 1. at that time 2. a. soon after that ; next in order of time <&#8230; …

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  • 8then — 1. adverb /ðɛn,ðen/ a) at that time He was happy then. b) soon afterward. He fixed it, then left. Syn: and then, and so, subsequently, so 2 …

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  • 9then — See: AND THEN SOME, EVERY NOW AND THEN, NOW AND THEN …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 10then — See: AND THEN SOME, EVERY NOW AND THEN, NOW AND THEN …

    Dictionary of American idioms