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then  (n)
adv.
1. At that time: I was still in school then. Come at noon; I'll be ready then.
2. Next in time, space, or order; immediately afterward: watched the late movie and then went to bed.
3. In addition; moreover; besides: It costs $20, and then there's the sales tax to pay.
4. Used after but to qualify or balance a preceding statement: The star was nervous, but then who isn't on the first night of a new play.
5. In that case; accordingly: If traffic is heavy, then allow extra time.
6. As a consequence; therefore: The case, then, is closed.
n.
That time or moment: The bus leaves at four; until then let's walk.
adj.
Being so at that time: the then chairman of the board.
Idiom:
then again
From another standpoint; on the other hand: I need a vacation. Then again, so do my coworkers.

[Middle English, from Old English thenne; see to- in Indo-European roots.]

then
Adverb
1. at that time: he was then at the height of his sporting career
2. after that: let's eat first and then we can explore the town
3. in that case: then why did he work for you?
pron
that time: since then the list of grievances has steadily grown
Adjective
existing or functioning at that time: the then Defence Minister [Old English thænne, thanne]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.thenthen - that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"
Adj.1.then - at a specific prior time; "the then president"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
Adv.1.then - 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"
2.then - 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"
3.then - at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"
Translations

then [ðɛn] adv (= at that time) → entonces (= next); pues (= later); luego, después (= and also); además
conj (= therefore) → en ese caso, entonces
adj the then president → el entonces presidente;
from then on → desde entonces;
until then → hasta entonces;
and then what? → y luego, ¿qué?;
what do you want me to do, then? → ¿entonces, qué quiere que haga?
then [ðɛn] adv (= at that time) → alors, à ce moment-là (= next); puis, ensuite (= and also); et puis
conj (= therefore) → alors, dans ce cas
adj the then president → le président d'alors or de l'époque;
by then (past) → à ce moment-là;
(future) → d'ici;
from then on → dès lors;
before then → avant;
until then → jusqu'à ce moment-là, jusque-là;
and then what? → et puis après?;
what do you want me to do then? (= afterwards) → que veux-tu que je fasse ensuite? (= in that case); bon alors, qu'est-ce que je fais?
then [ðɛn] adv (= at that time) → damals (= next, later); dann
conj (= therefore) → also
adj the then president → der damalige Präsident;
by then (past) → bis dahin;
(future) → bis dann;
from then on → von da an;
before then → davor;
until then → bis dann;
and then what? → und was dann?;
what do you want me to do then? → was soll ich dann machen?;
... but then (again) he's the boss → ... aber er ist ja der Chef
then [ðɛn] adv (= at that time) → allora (= next); poi, dopo (= and also); e poi
conj (= therefore) → perciò, dunque, quindi
adj the then president → il presidente di allora;
from then on → da allora in poi;
until then → fino ad allora;
and then what? → e poi?, e allora?;
what do you want me to do then? → allora cosa vuole che faccia?

then
adv then [ðen]
1 at that time in the past or future I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then. dan عِندَئِذٍ тогава tehdy, potom, pak dengang; så damals,dann τότε entonces, en ese/aquel momento siis در آن وقت؛ در آن موقع silloin alors, à ce moment-là אָז तब onda, tada akkor ketika itu þá allora その時 그 때 tada, tuomet tad; toreiz; tobrīd pd waktu itu toen, dan da, den gang wtedy então atunci, în acel mo­ment тогда potom takrat onda ในขณะนั้น o zaman/zamanlar (指過去的)當時或(將來的)那時 тоді پھر vào lúc
2 used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then! dan ذلك الوَقْت тогава tehdy, ta doba på det tidspunkt; da dann τότε entonces, ese/aquel momento siis, sinnani, sel ajal آن موقع silloin, se ce moment-là אָז तत्पश्चात do tada, od tada azelőtt, azóta stb. waktu itu þá allora その時 ?전치사와 함께 쓰여? 그때... tada līdz tam brīdim waktu itu, waktu ini dan da, den gangen wtedy então până atunci в таком случае; тогда; с тех пор dovtedy takrat tada [] dess, [] så länge ช่วงนั้น o zaman (與前置詞連用)表(過去或將來)那時 на той час; з того часу اس وقت lúc đó
3 after that I had a drink, (and) then I went home. daarna, dan بعد ذلِك след това potom dernæst dann μετά entonces; después seejärel سپس sitten puis אַחַר כָּך तब, इसके बाद zatim, onda az(u)tán kemudian síðan poi それから 그(바로) 뒤에 po to, paskui pēc tam kemudian toen później, potem depois după aceea, apoi потом; затем potom nato potom sedan หลังจากนั้น ondan sonra 然後 потім اس کے بعد rồi, sau đó
4 in that case He might not give us the money and then what would we do? dan في تِلْكَ الحالَه тогава potom i så fald dann τότε, σε αυτήν την περίπτωση entonces sel juhul در آن صورت siinä tapauksessa alors אִם כֵּן तब, इसके बाद, उस समय onda, poslije akkor (hát) kalau begitu hvað þá poi, quindi それなら 그 경우에는 tada tādā gadījumā jadi dan hva da? w takim razie então atunci в таком случае; тогда potom potem u tom slučaju ถ้าอย่างนั้น o hâlde, o zaman 那麼 в такому разі, тоді اس صورت ميں trong trường hợp
5 often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc What do you think of that, then? dus, so تُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن الدَّهْشَه لِتَعْني: في هذه الحالَه тогава tedy dann λοιπόν entonces siis بنابراین؛ پس sitten alors אִם כֵּן तदुपरान्त, तब फिर onda akkor lalu þá allora では 그러면 taigi nu; ko habis tu? dan da w takim razie, więc então atunci итак tak (teda) torej onda ถูกใช้บ่อยในท้ายประโยคที่ถามถึงคำอธิบายหรือความคิดเห็น öyle ise, o hâlde (常用於句末,表示徵求意見或驚奇等)那麼 то تب rồi sao, sau nữaaußerdem επίσης además peale selle, lisaks (veel) علاوه بر آن lisäksi puis נוֹסָף עַל כָּך इसके बाद osim toga, također valamint, továbbá juga svo, að auki poi, inoltre さらに 게다가 be to vēl; bez tam selain itu dan , i tillegg oprócz tego além disso apoi кроме того; к тому же potom; okrem toho nadalje još så, sedan นอกจากนี้ ayrıca 還有,另外 крім того, до того ж نيز، مزيد cũng, hơn nữa ,另外
conj
in that case; as a result If you're tired, then you must rest. dan في تِلْكَ الحالَه،نتيجَةً لذلِك в такъв случай tedy så; i så fald dann τότε entonces, en ese caso siis بنابراین siinä tapauksessa alors אָז तब, ऐसी हालत में onda, zato akkor maka þá allora それならば 그렇다면, 따라서 tai, taigi tad; tādā gadījumā jadi dan da to, zatem nesse caso atunci в таком случае; тогда tak (teda) torej onda så, då ด้วยเหตุที่ tabiî, öyle ise, bu yüzden 那麼 тоді, то تو، نتيجہ ميں trong trường hợp, do
adj
at that time (in the past) the then Prime Minister. eertydse في ذلك الوَقْت тогавашен tehdejší dengang; daværende damalig τότε entonces tollane وقت silloinen d'alors אָז उस समय tadašnji, ondašnji akkori ketika itu þáverandi di allora 当時の 당시의 tuometinis toreizējs pada masa itu toen daværende ówczesny então de atunci тогдашний vtedajší takraten tadašnji dåvarande ในตอนนั้น o zamanki 當時的(表過去) тодішній اس وقت کا thời ấy, hồi đó


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