then

Meaning

Adv

1. (not-comparable) At that time.
2. (not-comparable) Soon afterward.
3. (not-comparable, sequence) Next in order of place.
4. (not-comparable) In addition; also; besides.
5. (conjunctive, not-comparable) In that case.
6. (not-comparable, sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
7. (UK, dialectal, not-comparable) Used to contradict an assertion.

Adj

Being so at that time.

Noun

That time.

Conj

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete spelling of than.
2. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of than.

Synonyms

so

at that time

afterwards

after that

therefore

and

next

later

well

and then

thereafter

now

there

in that case

thereupon

after

thus

subsequently

that

when

and so

but

accordingly

afterward

only then

consequently

also

that time

well then

hence

at this time

so that

at the time

if so

in those days

at that moment

since

besides

that way

additionally

again

🔁

in that place

whereupon

this is

furthermore

so then

by then

thence

because of

after it

Translations

entonces

dann

allora

alors

quindi

puis

ensuite

poi

damals

dopo

después

então

toen

danach

dan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ðɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: then(ne)

Inherited from Old English: þonne

Cognate with Dutch: dan

Cognate with German: dann

Cognate with Icelandic: þá

In summary

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”). Doublet of than.

Sentences

Where did it come from then ?

He then tried to solve the general insecurity .

Well , then , we've got a problem .

Detailed reactions were taken after six months and since then regular monitoring was conducted .

The colored sands are then poured into the bowl and stirred by hand .

Since then Walser has been working as a freelance author .