then

then · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    At that time; at the time in question.

  2. 2.

    After that; next; afterwards.

  3. 3.

    In that case; therefore.

  4. 4.

    (adjective) Being so at a particular time.

  5. 5.

    (noun) That time.

Related words

Antonyms: now
See also: afterwards, now, than
Synonyms: afterwards, next, subsequently

Etymology

From Old English "thanne" or "thonne" meaning "at that time, thereupon, then." Originally the same word as "than," the distinction between temporal "then" and comparative "than" developed gradually in Middle English.