Complete Definition of "then"

English

rank|like|little|now|78|then|A|should|can

Pronunciation
IPA|/ð�n/, SAMPA|/DEn/
audio|en-us-then.ogg|Audio (US)
Homophones: unstressed than
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�n|-�n

Etymology
Old English þonne

Adverb
then

  1. at that time

#:He was happy then.

  1. soon afterward.

#:He fixed it, then left.

  1. next in order; in addition.

#:There are three green ones, then a blue one.

  1. in that case.

#:If it�s locked, then we�ll need the key.

  1. at the same time; on the other hand.

#:That�s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.

Synonyms
i-c|soon afterward and then, and so, subsequently, so
i-c|next in order and then

Translations
trans-top|at that time
Albanian: atëherë
Catalan: llavors
Czech: tehdy
Dutch: toen
Esperanto: tiam
Finnish: silloin :fi:silloin|^
French: alors, à cette époque-là
German: dann, damals
Greek: ���ε
Hebrew: �� (az)
Kurdish: hingê, wê demê, wî çaxî, wî wextî, wê gavê
Malay: pada masa yang sama
trans-mid
Old English: þa|þ�
Polish: wówczas, wtedy
Portuguese: então, naquele tempo, naquela época, nesse tempo, nessa época
Romanian: atunci
Russian: �огда (togdá)
Spanish: entonces
Swedish: då
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trans-top|soon afterward
Albanian: pastaj
Czech: pak, potom
Dutch: toen past tense, dan present and future tenses
Esperanto: tiam
Finnish: sitten :fi:sitten|^
French: puis
Kurdish: pa�î, dûre, pi�tre, dûvre, peyre
Malay: tidak lama kemudian
trans-mid
Old English: þa|þ�
Polish: (a) nast�pnie, (a) potem
Portuguese: depois, em seguida
Russian: за�ем (zat'ém), по�ом (potóm)
Slovenian: potem
Spanish: luego
Swedish: därpå, sen, sedan, så
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trans-top|next in order
Albanian: pastaj
Czech: pak, potom
Dutch: dan
Esperanto: tiam
Finnish: sitten :fi:sitten|^
French: puis
German: danach
Kurdish: pa�î, dûre, pi�tre, dûvre, peyre
trans-mid
Malay: selepas itu
Old English: þa|þ�
Polish: (a) nast�pnie, (a) potem
Portuguese: seguidamente, sequencialmente
Romanian: atunci
Russian: за�ем (zat'ém), по�ом (potóm)
Slovenian: potem
Spanish: después
Swedish: dessutom, sen, sedan
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trans-top|in that case
Arabic: ARchar|ث� unicode|(θúmma)
Czech: pak, potom
Dutch: dan
Esperanto: tiam
Finnish: niin :fi:niin|^
French: alors
trans-mid
Kurdish: pa, de, madem
Malay: oleh sebab yang demikian
Old English: þa|þ�
Polish: to, wówczas
Portuguese: então, nesse caso
Romanian: atunci
Russian: �огда (togdá)
Spanish: entonces
Swedish: alltså, då, i så fall
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trans-top|at the same time; on the other hand
Esperanto: tamen
Finnish: toisaalta :fi:toisaalta|^
Kurdish: li milê din, li alî dî
trans-mid
Polish: również, także
Portuguese: ao mesmo tempo, simultaneamente; entretanto
Russian: �огда (togdá)
Spanish: también
Swedish: samtidigt, å andra sidan
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Adjective
en-adj|-

  1. being so at that time

Translations
trans-top|being so at that time
Dutch: toenmalig, toenmalige
trans-mid
Swedish: dåvarande
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Noun
en-noun|-

  1. that time

#:It will be finished before then.

being so at that time

mid
Swedish: dess, då

Derived terms
by then
just then
now then
until then

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|ث� unicode|(θúmma)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (ránhòu), �� (érhòu), �� (ránér)
ttbc|Hungarian: akkor
ttbc|Indonesian: maka (if-then), kemudian, lalu, setelah itu, selanjutnya, berikutnya
ttbc|Italian: allora
ttbc|Japanese: ���� (sorekara), ��� (sono ato, sono go), 次 (��, tsugi)
ttbc|Korean: 그� (geuddae)
ttbc|Kurdish: hingê
ttbc|Spanish: entonces
ttbc|Turkish: o zaman

Category:100 English basic words
Category:Time

ar:then
zh-min-nan:then
el:then
fa:then
fr:then
io:then
it:then
ku:then
hu:then
ja:then
pt:then
simple:then
fi:then
ta:then
te:then
vi:then
tr:then
zh:then

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