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then

/ðɛn/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable

Then means: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors).

Synonyms for then16

adjective, as in at a specific prior time

past

adverb, as in subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

so, and so

also used for then

at the time, back in the day, and then, subsequently, accordingly, concurrently, followed by, as a result, therewhile, ensuingly, followingly, hereafter, syne

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What does then mean?5

adverb

1

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)“then he left”

2

in that case or as a consequence“if he didn't take it, then who did?”

3

at that time“I was young then”

adjective

1

at a specific prior time“the then president”

noun

1

that time; that moment“we will arrive before then”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with then?22

two syllables

againamencayenne

three syllables

madeleine
Show 40 near rhymes
theirtheregetthemwellsaidwherebesthelpnextagainstendleftletsetcarereadyettellheadwentyeslesssayshealthfriendsdeathelseairfriendredcheckmyselfyourselfwestgetshimselfselfheldinstead

All 22 rhymes for then, grouped by syllable

Then in a sentence

  • Just then, a bright idea occurred to me.Zifre
  • Custom, then, is the great guide of human life.Dejo
  • By the way, have you heard from her since then?CK
  • If you see a mistake, then please correct it.Zifre
  • If you can't lift your backpack, then you can't carry it!CM
  • If there's no solution, then there's no problem.mamat
  • If you had not followed the doctor's advice then, you might be ill now.Dejo
  • You should only count on yourself--but even then, not too much.rmccar1

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