then
(noun, adjective, adverb, conjunction)
adverb
1. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
- then he left
- go left first, then right
- first came lightning, then thunder
Similar word(s): so
2. 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
3. at that time
- I was young then
- prices were lower back then
- science as it was then taught
Sentences with then as an adverb:
- He was happy then.
- He fixed it, then left.
- Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.
- There are three green ones, then a blue one.
- If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
- Is it 12 o'clock already? Then it's time for me to leave.
- You don't like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, then?
- That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
conjunction
1. obsolete spelling of than