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- DictionaryThen/T͟Hen/
adverb
- 1. at that time; at the time in question: "I was living in Cairo then"
- 2. after that; next; afterward: "she won the first and then the second game"
1. : at that time. 2. a. : soon after that : next in order of time. walked to the door, then turned. b. : following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration : being next in a series. first came the clowns, and then came the elephants.
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THEN definition: 1. (at) that time (in the past or in the future): 2. next or after that: 3. in addition: . Learn more.
THEN meaning: 1. (at) that time (in the past or in the future): 2. next or after that: 3. in addition: . Learn more.
Then is a very common word that’s used in situations involving what comes next—either in terms of time (as in Just then, the door opened or We saw a movie and then we drove home) or a result (as in If you forget to water the plants, then they will wilt).
Then is a word that puts things in order by time, or refers to a moment in time: you get up; then you have breakfast. You're married now; back then, you were single. The word then can also be used as a consequence, often after the word if. If you watch the kids, then I will clean the house.
You use then to introduce the second part of a sentence which begins with 'if'. The first part of the sentence describes a possible situation, and then introduces the result of the situation. If the answer is 'yes', then we must decide on an appropriate course of action.
THEN definition: 1. at that time: 2. next, or after something has happened: 3. so or because of that: . Learn more.
