Dictionary Definition
then adj : at a specific prior time; "the then
president" [syn: then(a)] n : that
time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends
from then on" adv
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" [syn: so, and so, and then]
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"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Old English þonneAdverb
- at that time
- He was happy then.
- soon afterward.
- He fixed it, then left.
- next in order; in addition.
- There are three green ones, then a blue one.
- in that case.
- If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
- at the same time; on the other hand.
- That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
Synonyms
- sense soon afterward and then, and so, subsequently, so
- sense next in order and then
Translations
at that time
- Albanian: atëherë
- Catalan: llavors
- Czech: tehdy
- Dutch: toen
- Esperanto: tiam
- Finnish: silloin ^
- French: alors, à cette époque-là
- German: dann, damals
- Greek: τότε
- Hebrew: אז (az)
- Japanese: そのとき, その時点
- Kurdish: hingê, wê demê, wî çaxî, wî wextî, wê gavê
- Malay: pada masa yang sama
- Old English: þa
- Polish: wówczas, wtedy
- Portuguese: então, naquele tempo, naquela época, nesse tempo, nessa época
- Romanian: atunci
- Russian: тогда
- Spanish: entonces
- Swedish: då
soon afterward
- Albanian: pastaj
- Czech: pak, potom
- Dutch: toen past tense, dan present and future tenses
- Esperanto: tiam
- Finnish: sitten ^
- French: puis
- Japanese: それから, その後, その後, そして
- Kurdish: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre
- Malay: tidak lama kemudian
- Old English: þa
- Polish: (a) następnie, (a) potem
- Portuguese: depois, em seguida
- Russian: затем, потом
- Slovenian: potem
- Spanish: luego
- Swedish: därpå, sen, sedan, så
next in order
- Albanian: pastaj
- Czech: pak, potom
- Dutch: dan
- Esperanto: tiam
- Finnish: sitten ^
- French: puis
- German: danach
- Japanese: それから, その後, その後, 次に
- Kurdish: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre
- Malay: selepas itu
- Old English: þa
- Polish: (a) następnie, (a) potem
- Portuguese: seguidamente, sequencialmente
- Romanian: atunci
- Russian: затем, потом
- Slovenian: potem
- Spanish: después
- Swedish: dessutom, sen, sedan
in that case
- Arabic:
- Czech: pak, potom
- Dutch: dan
- Esperanto: tiam
- Finnish: niin ^
- French: alors
- Japanese: そのとき, だから
- Kurdish: pa, de, madem
- Malay: oleh sebab yang demikian
- Old English: þa
- Polish: to, wówczas
- Portuguese: então, nesse caso
- Romanian: atunci
- Russian: тогда
- Spanish: entonces
- Swedish: alltså, då, i så fall
at the same time; on the other hand
- Esperanto: tamen
- Finnish: toisaalta ^
- Japanese: そのとき
- Kurdish: li milê din, li alî dî
- Polish: również, także
- Portuguese: ao mesmo tempo, simultaneamente; entretanto
- Russian: тогда
- Spanish: también
- Swedish: samtidigt, å andra sidan
Adjective
- being so at that time
Translations
being so at that time
- Dutch: toenmalig, toenmalige
- Finnish: silloinen
- Japanese: 当時, そのとき, その時点
- Swedish: dåvarande
See also
Noun
- that time
- It will be finished before then.
Translations
being so at that time
- Swedish: dess, då
Extensive Definition
Then 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 thin.
Then may also refer to:
- Then: The Earlier Years (1997), a compilation album by rock band They Might Be Giants
- Then (Canadian series) (1999), a compilation album released in Canada
- Then (Misako Odani) (2002), an album by Japanese singer Misako Odani
- Part of the "if-then-else" conditional construct in computer programming
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
above,
accordingly,
additionally,
aforetime, after, after all, after that,
afterwards, again, all included, also, altogether, among other
things, ancient, and
all, and also, and so, anon, as well, at another time, at
that moment, at that time, au reste, because of that, because of
this, before, before now,
beforetime, beside, besides, beyond, consequently, contemporaneously,
earlier, early, else, en plus, erenow, erewhile, ergo, erst, erstwhile, ex post facto,
extra, farther, for lagniappe, for
that, for that cause, for that reason, for this cause, for this
reason, for which reason, fore, former, formerly, further, furthermore, hence, hereat, heretofore, historically, hitherto, immemorial, in, in addition, in that case, in the
aftermath, in the past, in the sequel, in times past, inter alia,
into the bargain, item,
late, later, likewise, more, moreover, next, old, olden, on that account, on that
ground, on that occasion, on the side, on this account, on top of,
once, onetime, only yesterday,
over, past, plus, prehistoric, prehistorically,
previous, previously, primeval, primitive, prior, priorly, propter hoc, quondam, recent, recently, similarly, simultaneously, since, sometime, subsequently, thence, thereafter, thereat, therefor, therefore, thereon, thereupon, therewith, thus, thusly, thuswise, to boot, too, when, whence, wherefore, wherefrom, whilom, yesterday, yet