then
then definition
then (t̸hen)
adverb
- at that time he was young then
- soon afterward; next in time he took his hat and then left
- next in order first comes alpha and then beta
- in that case; therefore; accordingly: used with conjunctive force if it rains, then there will be no picnic
- besides; moreover he likes to walk, and then it's good exercise
- at another time or at other times: used as a correlative with now, sometimes, etc. now it's warm, then freezing
Etymology: ME: see than
adjective
of that time; being such at that time the then director
noun
that time by then, they were gone
then Idioms
but then
but on the other hand; but at the same time
then again
on the other hand
then and there
at that time and in that place; at once
what then?
what would happen in that case?
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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