then

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[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA: /ðɛn/, SAMPA: /DEn/
(Canada) IPA: /ðen/
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Homophones: unstressed than

Rhymes: -ɛn

[edit] Etymology

Old English þonne

[edit] Adverb

then (not comparable)

Positive
then

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

at that time

He was happy then.
soon afterward.

He fixed it, then left.
next in order; in addition.

There are three green ones, then a blue one.
in that case.

If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
at the same time; on the other hand.

That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.

[edit] Synonyms

(soon afterward): and then, and so, subsequently, so
(next in order): and then

[edit] Translations

at that time

Albanian: atëherë sq(sq)
Arabic: ثم (ṯúmma)
Catalan: llavors
Chinese: 当時, 当时 (dāngshí), 那時, 那时 (nà shí)
Czech: tehdy cs(cs)
Dutch: toen nl(nl)
Esperanto: tiam eo(eo)
Finnish: silloin fi(fi)
French: alors, à cette époque-là
German: dann de(de), damals de(de)
Greek: τότε el(el)
Hebrew: אז (az)
Japanese: そのとき ja(ja) (sono toki), その時点 ja(ja) (sono jiten)
Kurdish: hingê, wê demê, wî çaxî, wî wextî, wê gavê

Lithuanian: tada lt(lt)
Malay: pada masa yang sama
Norwegian: da no(no), den gang no(no)
Old English: þā ang(ang)
Polish: wówczas, wtedy
Portuguese: então, naquele tempo, naquela época, nesse tempo, nessa época
Romanian: atunci ro(ro)
Russian: тогда ru(ru) (togdá)
Scottish Gaelic: matà gd(gd)
Serbian: onda sr(sr), tada sr(sr)
Spanish: entonces es(es)
Swedish: då sv(sv)
Telugu: అప్పుడు (appuDu)

soon afterward

Albanian: pastaj
Arabic: ثم (ṯúmma)
Armenian: հետո (heto)
Chinese: 接著, 接着 (jiēzhe)
Czech: pak cs(cs), potom cs(cs)
Dutch: toen (past tense), dan (present and future tenses)
Esperanto: tiam eo(eo)
Finnish: sitten fi(fi)
French: puis fr(fr)
Ido: lore io(io)
Japanese: それから ja(ja) (sorekara), その後 ja(ja) (sono ato), その後 ja(ja) (sono go), そして ja(ja) (soshite)

Kurdish: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre
Malay: tidak lama kemudian
Norwegian: så no(no), deretter no(no), siden no(no)
Old English: þā ang(ang)
Polish: (a) następnie, (a) potem
Portuguese: então,depois, em seguida
Russian: затем ru(ru) (zatém), потом ru(ru) (potóm)
Serbian: zatim sr(sr), potom sr(sr), posle sr(sr)
Slovene: potem sl(sl)
Spanish: luego es(es)
Swedish: därpå sv(sv), sen sv(sv), sedan sv(sv), så sv(sv)
Taos: yíane

next in order

Albanian: pastaj
Arabic: ثم (ṯúmma)
Armenian: հետո (heto)
Chinese: 接著, 接着 (jiēzhe), 然後, 然后 (ránhòu)
Czech: pak cs(cs), potom cs(cs)
Dutch: dan nl(nl)
Esperanto: tiam eo(eo)
Finnish: sitten fi(fi)
French: puis fr(fr)
German: danach de(de)
Japanese: それから ja(ja) (sorekara), その後 ja(ja) (sono ato), その後 ja(ja) (sono go), 次に ja(ja) (tsugini)

Kurdish: paşî, dûre, piştre, dûvre, peyre
Malay: selepas itu
Norwegian: så no(no), deretter no(no)
Old English: þā ang(ang)
Polish: (a) następnie, (a) potem
Portuguese: então,depois,seguidamente, sequencialmente
Romanian: atunci ro(ro)
Russian: затем ru(ru) (zatém), потом ru(ru) (potóm)
Slovene: potem sl(sl)
Spanish: después es(es)
Swedish: dessutom sv(sv), sen sv(sv), sedan sv(sv)
Taos: yíane

in that case

Arabic: ثم (ṯúmma)
Armenian: ուրեմն (uremn)
Chinese: 那麼, 那么 (nàme), 便 (biàn)
Czech: pak cs(cs), potom cs(cs)
Dutch: dan nl(nl)
Esperanto: tiam eo(eo)
Finnish: niin fi(fi)
French: alors fr(fr)
German: denn de(de)
Italian: allora it(it)
Japanese: そのとき ja(ja) (sonotoki), だから ja(ja) (dakara)

Kurdish: pa ku(ku), de ku(ku), madem ku(ku)
Lithuanian: tada lt(lt)
Malay: oleh sebab yang demikian
Norwegian: da no(no), i så fall no(no)
Old English: þā ang(ang)
Polish: to, wówczas
Portuguese: então, nesse caso
Romanian: atunci ro(ro)
Russian: тогда ru(ru) (togdá)
Spanish: entonces es(es)
Swedish: alltså, då, i så fall

at the same time; on the other hand

Dutch: trouwens nl(nl)
Esperanto: tamen eo(eo)
Finnish: toisaalta fi(fi)
Japanese: そのとき ja(ja) (sonotoki)
Kurdish: li milê din, li alî dî
Lithuanian: tada lt(lt)

Norwegian: da no(no)
Polish: również pl(pl), także pl(pl)
Portuguese: ao mesmo tempo, simultaneamente; entretanto
Russian: тогда ru(ru) (togdá)
Spanish: también es(es)
Swedish: samtidigt sv(sv), å andra sidan sv(sv)

[edit] Adjective

then (not comparable)

Positive
then

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

being so at that time

[edit] Translations

being so at that time

Dutch: toenmalig nl(nl), toenmalige nl(nl)
Esperanto: tiama eo(eo)
Finnish: silloinen fi(fi)

Japanese: 当時 ja(ja) (touji), そのとき ja(ja) (sono toki), その時点 ja(ja) (sono jiten)
Swedish: dåvarande sv(sv)

[edit] See also

[edit] Noun

Singular
then

Plural
uncountable

then (uncountable)

that time

It will be finished before then.

[edit] Translations

being so at that time

Swedish: dess sv(sv), då sv(sv)

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Arabic: ثم (θúmma)
Chinese: 然后 (ránhòu), 而后 (érhòu), 然而 (ránér)
Hungarian: akkor
Indonesian: maka (if-then), kemudian, lalu, setelah itu, selanjutnya, berikutnya
Italian: allora
Korean: 그때 (geuddae)
Kurdish: hingê
Spanish: entonces
Turkish: o zaman

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