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I'm constantly feeding my metabolism. But at the same time if I want to go one night and have a nice dinner then I won't sweat it the next day.
Cara Castronuova

Meaning of "then" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THEN

Old English thenne; related to Old Saxon, Old High German thanna.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THEN

then  [ðɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Then can act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES THEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Then

Then may refer to: ▪ Then language, spoken in Guizhou, China ▪ Then, a 1999 compilation album released in Canada ▪ Then, a 2002 album by Japanese singer Misako Odani ▪ Then: The Earlier Years, a 1997 compilation album by rock band They Might Be Giants ▪ "Then", 1990 ▪ "Then", 2009 ▪ Part of the "if-then-else" conditional construct in computer programming...

Definition of then in the English dictionary

The first definition of then in the dictionary is at that time; over that period of time. Other definition of then is in that case; that being so. Then is also after that; with that.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THEN

theme music
theme park
theme pub
theme song
themed
themeless
Themis
Themistocles
themself
themselves
then and there
thenabout
thenal
thenar
thenardite
thence
thenceforth
thenceforward
thenceforwards
theobromine

WORDS THAT END LIKE THEN

Aachen
acetaminophen
Chechen
Cohen
fitted kitchen
freshen
fully-fitted kitchen
Gelsenkirchen
Goshen
hen
hyphen
kitchen
kuchen
lengthen
lichen
say when
Stephen
strengthen
the heathen
when

Synonyms and antonyms of then in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «then» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of then

Translation of «then» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THEN

Find out the translation of then to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of then from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «then» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

那么
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entonces
570 millions of speakers

English

then
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وَقْتَذَاكَ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тогда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

então
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তারপর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alors
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Maka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dann
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

その時
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그 때에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banjur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lúc đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிறகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नंतर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sonra
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allora
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wtedy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тоді
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

atunci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τότε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

da
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of then

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THEN»

The term «then» is very widely used and occupies the 495 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of then
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «then».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «then» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «then» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about then

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10 QUOTES WITH «THEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word then.
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Chris Adami
Life can be less mysterious than we make it out to be when we try to think about how it would be on other planets. And if we remove the mystery of life, then I think it is a little bit easier for us to think about how we live, and how perhaps we're not as special as we always think we are.
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Arthur Ashe
If I were to say, 'God, why me?' about the bad things, then I should have said, 'God, why me?' about the good things that happened in my life.
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Donovan Bailey
I want to give as many Canadians the opportunity to be successful and if we can use their athletic gifts to get them a free degree or a free diploma across the border then I guess I'm doing my job.
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Melanie Brown
I know about investment. It's really obvious - you buy property, let it sit for a couple of years and then sell it and reinvest.
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Lewis Carroll
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.
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Cara Castronuova
I'm constantly feeding my metabolism. But at the same time if I want to go one night and have a nice dinner then I won't sweat it the next day.
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Justin Chon
I did this one movie with a great director named Wayne Kramer. It was 'Crossing Over,' and Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd and Ray Liotta were in it. I was one of the leads, and I thought this was it. It got shelved for two years, and then it was in theaters maybe a week. After that, I adopted a philosophy of, 'Hope for the best, expect the worst.'
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Tabatha Coffey
The hottest look for a night out is a deep side part. If that part is not at least three inches in length, then start over. The wider the part, the more open your eyes appear. It is an alluring and seductive look that will keep your date's attention the entire night.
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Chuck D
Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.
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Ted Dekker
For me, writing is an experience. It's an exercise in which I want to discover myself by taking my characters to the edges of human experience, to the edges of themselves and then, asking certain questions - about love, what does it mean to love? What's beauty? What is true beauty?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THEN»

Discover the use of then in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to then and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Then
But can it last? Morris Gleitzman's winning characters will tug at readers' hearts as they struggle to survive in the harsh political climate of Poland in 1942.
Morris Gleitzman, 2011
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First As Tragedy, Then As Farce
Examines the failure of liberalism during the threatened collapse of financial systems in the 2009 worldwide recession, during which large amounts of cash were distributed to save financial institutions without regard for other liberal ...
Slavoj Žižek, 2009
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Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
These devotional-style stories show the emotion and drama behind the hymns of faith that have changed many lives throughout history -- the people whose faith led them to write these wonderful hymns and the people whose faith was affected by ...
Robert Morgan, 2003
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I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de ...
I'm Off Then has sold more than three million copies in Germany and has been translated into eleven languages. The number of pilgrims along the Camino has increased by 20 percent since the book was published.
Hape Kerkeling, 2009
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American Diner Then and Now
From the first diner in 1872 to the "rediscovery" of diners in the 1990s, Gutman's "American Diner Then and Now" covers the history, architecture, menus, and the appeal of this uniquely American creation.
Richard Gutman, 2000
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Then She Said it: A Play
The play is set in the metaphoric state of Hungaria.
Osonye Tess Onwueme, 2002
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Hear Then the Parable: A Commentary on the Parables of Jesus
Bernard Brandon Scott's Hear Then The Parable is a superb synthesis of where we have come from in terms of literary analysis and where we are going in terms of social analysis.
Bernard Brandon Scott, 1989
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And Then, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World
Written clearly and passionately by award-winning theatre director Anne Bogart this book contains eight new essays on art, theatre and the collaborative creative process, where Bogart argues that art is more necessary and powerful than ever ...
Anne Bogart, 2007
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And Then She Killed Him
Describes how widow Miriam Giles, a seductive beauty and master manipulator with a violent past, murdered her second husband and latest "sugar daddy," Alan Helmick, and then claimed innocence.
Robert Scott, 2012
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If Not Dieting, Then What?
"Dr Rick Kausman is recognised as the Australian pioneer of the non-dieting approach to healthy weight management.
Rick Kausman, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term then is used in the context of the following news items.
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'And then he decided not to be'
In 10th grade, one of David's stepbrothers, Michael, an avid snowboarder, suffered an injury and was prescribed codeine and then Oxycontin, an opiate ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
'Kids,' Then and Now
For cultural alarmists of the 1990s Clinton era, the film “Kids” represented a culmination of fears. Released 20 years ago this month, the film centers on a cabal of ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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A Text That Read 'Active Shooter,' Then Silence
“It was worrisome when my mother sent me a link to an article about the Chattanooga shooting,” said Ms. Dove, 22, who works in retail. “Then it really dawned on ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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A Greek Farce, Then Gloom
Alexis Tsipras and his government colleagues in Athens are self-proclaimed Marxists, but they have forgotten the warning that great world-historic facts and ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Confederate Madness Then and Now
If we're going to answer that question—and as a Southerner, the father of a soldier, and a correspondent who has covered many wars, I think we should— then ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
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An Ice Cream Cone, a Ring, Then After 23 Years, a Promise
When Michael King first proposed to Tifphani White, it was not with a ring but with a Carvel vanilla ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles. He was 18, and she ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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The Life of the Medical Intern, Then and Now
For example, patients with heart attacks got morphine, oxygen and the primitive diuretics then available. The patients who survived were observed to see how ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
The American civil war then and now
The American civil war then and now. The women who dug the graves, the kids who watched the largest battle in US history – and the slaves forced to help ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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For a Teacher, Back-to-Back Marathons, Then Fourth-Graders
The group hooked a right on Hereford, a left on Commonwealth, and continued for the next 25-plus miles, finishing at the starting line. Then Ms. Merino turned ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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And then there were five
THERE are, broadly speaking, four ways to fight cancer. You can cut a tumour out, with surgery. Or you can try one of three different ways of killing it. «The Economist, Jun 15»

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