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Word: Then
Speech Type: Adverb
Etymology:
Old English thænne, thanne, thonne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dan and German dann, also to that and the
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ðɛn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
at that time; at the time in question
Short Definition:at that time
Examples:- I was living in Cairo then
- Phoebe by then was exhausted
- he accepted a peerage from the then Prime Minister, Edward Heath
Definition:
after that; next; afterwards
Short Definition:after that
Examples:- she won the first and then the second game
Definition:
in that case; therefore
Short Definition:in that case
Examples:- if you do what I tell you, then there's nothing to worry about
- well, that's okay then
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