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Then has 10 different meanings across 5 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb · Conj · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

that time; that moment

"we will arrive before then"

"we were friends from then on"

2

That time

Adjective
1

at a specific prior time

"the then president"

2

Being so at that time.

Adverb
1

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

"then he left"

"go left first, then right"

"first came lightning, then thunder"

"we watched the late movie and then went to bed"

"and so home and to bed"

2

in that case or as a consequence

"if he didn't take it, then who did?"

"keep it then if you want to"

"the case, then, is closed"

"you've made up your mind then?"

"then you'll be rich"

3

at that time

"I was young then"

"prices were lower back then"

"science as it was then taught"

4

At that time.

Conj
1

Obsolete spelling of than

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"we will arrive before then" noun
"we were friends from then on" noun
"the then president" adjective
"then he left" adverb
"go left first, then right" adverb
"first came lightning, then thunder" adverb
"we watched the late movie and then went to bed" adverb
"and so home and to bed" adverb
"if he didn't take it, then who did?" adverb
"keep it then if you want to" adverb
See Also
if else at moment at time followed by thenceforwards syne thenness
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
point

Origin

Then comes from Old English, originally meaning "at that time." It is related to the demonstrative word for "that" in ancient Indo-European languages.

Rhyming Words
hen zhen shen chen when gehen behen cohen kohen ashen sehen sephen fishen nowhen kuchen machen goshen poshen hyphen eichen
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