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then and there

then and there
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [th en and th air]
    • /ðɛn ænd ðɛər/
    • /ðen ənd ðeə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [th en and th air]
    • /ðɛn ænd ðɛər/

Definitions of then and there words

  • adverb then and there at that time: Prices were lower then. 1
  • adverb then and there immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. 1
  • adverb then and there next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. 1
  • adverb then and there at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray. 1
  • adverb then and there next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother. 1
  • adverb then and there in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well. 1
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Origin of then and there

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 and there

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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then and there 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".

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