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- [th en]
- /ðɛn/
- /ðen/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [th en]
- /ðɛn/
Definitions of then word
- adverb then at that time: Prices were lower then. 1
- adverb then immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. 1
- adverb then next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. 1
- adverb then at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray. 1
- adverb then next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother. 1
- adverb then in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well. 1
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Origin of then
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English then(ne), than(n)e, Old English thonne, thanne, thænne; cf. than; akin to that
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Parts of speech for Then
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
then popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
then usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for then
adv then
- accordingly — You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- afterwards — If you do something or if something happens afterwards, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
adj then
- after a while — some time later
- following — the act of following.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- later on — a comparative of late: Her later years were not happy.
conj then
- in-deed — in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?
conjunction then
adverb then
- ensuingly — In an ensuing manner; subsequently.
- ergo — Therefore.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- once — at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation.
- whence — from what place?: Whence comest thou?
Antonyms for then
adverb then
- now — at the present time or moment: You are now using a dictionary.
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