then

A1
Pronunciation
/ðen/
/ðɛn/
/ðɛn/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

That time

Example Sentences
  • It will be finished before then.
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Being so at that time.

Adverb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

(temporal location) At that time.

Example Sentences
  • He was happy then.
2 Definition

(temporal location) Soon afterward.

Example Sentences
  • He fixed it, then left.
3 Definition

(sequence) Next in order; in addition.

Example Sentences
  • There are three green ones, then a blue one.
4 Definition

In that case.

Example Sentences
  • If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
5 Definition

(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.

Example Sentences
  • That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
6 Definition

(affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

Conjunction
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.

Example Sentences
  • she's taller than I am;  she found his advice more witty than helpful;  we have less work today than we had yesterday;  We had no choice than to return home
2 Definition

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