then
Pronunciation:
/ðen//ðɛn//ðɛn/conjunction
Definitions
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
Example: she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no choice than to return home
(obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
noun
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That time
Example: It will be finished before then.
adjective
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Being so at that time.
adverb
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(temporal location) At that time.
Example: He was happy then.
(temporal location) Soon afterward.
Example: He fixed it, then left.
(sequence) Next in order; in addition.
Example: There are three green ones, then a blue one.
In that case.
Example: If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.