then

  • 1then — [ ðen ] function word *** Then can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I was still at school then. as an adjective (only before a noun): the then prime minister, Harold Wilson 1. ) at that time a ) at a particular time in the past or in… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 2Then — ([th][e^]n), adv. [Originally the same word as than. See {Than}.] 1. At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future). [1913 Webster] And the Canaanite was then in the land. Gen. xii. 6. [1913 Webster] Now I know in part; but… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3Then — Then, conj. 1. Than. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason. [1913 Webster] If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom. Locke. [1913 Webster] Now, then, be all thy… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Then — is a common adverb in English, indicating the apodosis of a conditional sentence. It is never equivalent to or synonymous with the conjunction than (although in a small number of accents the two may be considered homophones) nor the adjective… …

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  • 5then — adverb of time, from O.E. þanne, þænne, þonne, from P.Gmc. *thana (Cf. O.Fris. thenne, O.S. thanna, Du. dan, O.H.G. danne, Ger. dann), from PIE demonstrative pronoun root *to (see THE (Cf. the)). For further sense development, see …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 6then — index late (defunct) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 7Then- — [vermutlich Kurzw. aus Thiophen ]: Trivialstamm in Bez. von Verb., die sich von 2 Methylthiophen ableiten, z. B. Thenoesäure, Thenyl …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 8then — *therefore, hence, consequently, accordingly, so …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9then — [[t]ðe̱n[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl, oft prep ADV Then means at a particular time in the past or in the future. He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn t require additional money... She eventually decided… …

    English dictionary

  • 10then — as·then·ic; as·then·o·lith; au·then·ti·cal·ly; au·then·ti·cate; au·then·ti·ca·tion; au·then·ti·ca·tor; au·then·tic·i·ty; bur·then; bur·then·some; cal·is·then·ic; cal·is·then·ics; car·mar·then·shire; chlo·ro·then; de·mos·then·ic; eu·then·ics;… …

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