then
then
ðɛn
dhen
/ðɛn/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "then"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻ–āύ, āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇

at a specific point or period in time previously mentioned
then definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Life was simpler then.
āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āϤāĻ–āύ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ, āĻ…āϤāσāĻĒāϰ

after the thing mentioned
then definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We packed our bags then headed to the airport.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ— āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāϞāĻžāĻŽ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ⧇ āϰāĻ“āύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
03

āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇, āϏ⧁āϤāϰāĻžāĻ‚

used to indicate a logical consequence or result
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If you need help, then let me know right away.
āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ āϜāĻžāύāĻžāύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻ–āύ, āϏ⧁āϤāϰāĻžāĻ‚

as an inevitable result of a condition being met
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If the temperature reaches freezing, then water will turn to ice.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻ™ā§āϕ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻ–āύ āϜāϞ āĻŦāϰāĻĢ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŖāϤ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
04

āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ, āĻāĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ“

used to introduce additional information or consideration
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The rent is expensive, and then there are the utility bills to think about.
āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϟāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ, āφāϰ āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āχāωāϟāĻŋāϞāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāĻ–āύ, āϤāĻŦ⧇

used to provide a counterpoint or a reconsideration
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He 's not very social, but then, he prefers his own company.
āϏ⧇ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāϜāĻŋāĻ• āύāϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ, āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
06

āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇, āϏ⧁āϤāϰāĻžāĻ‚

used to indicate a conclusion or inference, often used at the end of sentences
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
You 're not coming to the party then?
āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϏāϛ⧋ āύāĻž?
07

āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇

used to restate or summarize information previously mentioned
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The mystery is solved then; it was an accident.
āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇ āϰāĻšāĻ¸ā§āϝāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇; āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϘāϟāύāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
08

āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇, āĻ…āϤāĻāĻŦ

used to mark the end of a discussion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Alright, I 'll call you tomorrow, then.
āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϞ āĻĢā§‹āύ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ, āϤāĻžāĻšāϞ⧇.
01

āϤāĻ–āύ, āĻŽā§āĻšā§‚āĻ°ā§āϤ

a specific point or time in the past
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He worked tirelessly for years, and it paid off by then.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϧāϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻ–āύ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĢāϞāĻĒā§āϰāϏ⧂ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
01

āĻ¤ā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ, āϏ⧇āχ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ

relating to a specific time in the past or to someone or something at that time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He was the then manager of the company during the merger.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧀āĻ•āϰāϪ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ¤ā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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