then

Definitions

1. adverb

   At that time.

   Examples

   • It will be finished before then.
   • We hadn't met each other until then.
   ≈at the time≈back in the day
2. adverb

   Soon after something.

   Examples

   • He fixed the car, then left.
   • Turn left, then turn right at the corner.
   ≈and then≈and so≈subsequently≈so
3. adverb

   Next in order or place.

   Examples

   • There are three green ones, then a blue one.
   • First the starter, then the main course.
4. adverb

   Used to add another point, meaning also.

   Examples

   • He was tired, and then he was hungry too.
   • It is cheap, and then it is also very fast.
5. adverb

   Used to say what happens in that case.

   Examples

   • If it's locked, then we'll need the key.
   • Is it twelve o'clock already? Then it's time for me to leave.
   ≈accordingly
6. adverb

   Used to add a different point, like but on the other hand.

   Examples

   • That's a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
   • It is a small house, but then it is cheap.
   ≈concurrently
7. adverb

   Used in some dialects to disagree with what someone said.

   Examples

   • They're tiny. No, they're not then.
   • That's impossible. It isn't then, because I saw it myself.
8. adjective

   Being so at that time.

   Examples

   • He met his then girlfriend when he started university.
   • The then president gave a long speech.
9. noun

   That time.

   Examples

   • It will be finished before then.
   • We had not met until then.
10. conjunction

    An old spelling of than.

    Examples

    • His hand was heavier then a lump of lead.
    • She was taller then her brother.