Associations to the word «Then» - Word Associations Network

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Wiktionary

THEN, adverb. (temporal location) At that time.

THEN, adverb. (temporal location) Soon afterward.

THEN, adverb. (sequence) Next in order; in addition.

THEN, adverb. (conjunctive) In that case.

THEN, adverb. (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.

THEN, adverb. (obsolete) At the time that; when.

THEN, adverb. (UK) (dialect) (affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

THEN, adjective. Being so at that time

THEN, noun. That time

THEN, conjunction. Obsolete spelling of than

THEN AGAIN, adverb. (idiomatic) From another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought

THEN AND THERE, adverb. (idiomatic) Right at that moment in time.

Dictionary definition

THEN, noun. That time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on".

THEN, 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".

THEN, 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".

THEN, adverb. At that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught".

THEN, adjective. At a specific prior time; "the then president".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.

Stephen King