Then
/ðen/
Then is an adverb, conjunction and noun with 5 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
adverb
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(temporal location) Soon afterward.
“He fixed it, then left.”
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(sequence) Next in order; in addition.
“There are three green ones, then a blue one.”
conjunction
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Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
“she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no choice than to return home”
- (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
at the time back in the day concurrently therewhile accordingly as a result
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