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(adverb) 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" |
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Synonyms: and so, and then, so |
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(adverb) at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught" |
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(adverb) 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" |
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(satellite adjective) at a specific prior time; "the then president" |
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(noun) that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on" |
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Related Words: point, point in time |
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