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then

Pronunciation: /ðɛn/

The English word “then” has 9 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. At that time.
  2. Soon afterward.
  3. Next in order of place.
  4. In addition; also; besides.
  5. In that case.
  6. At the same time; on the other hand.
  7. Used to contradict an assertion.

adjective

  1. Being so at that time.

noun

  1. That time.

Etymology

From Middle English then(ne), than(ne), from Old English þonne, þanne, þænne (“then, at that time”), from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that (time), then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“then”), German dann (“then”), Swedish då (“then”), Icelandic þá (“then”).…

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