Meaning of then | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Then, so.
2. At that time.
   not-comparable
3. Soon afterward.
   not-comparable
4. Usage Problem And after that: I showered, then combed my hair.
   Usage Problem
5. Next in order of place.
   not-comparable, sequence
6. That time or moment: The bus leaves at four; until then let's walk.
7. In addition; also; besides.
   not-comparable
8. Being so at that time: the then chairman of the board.
9. In that case.
   conjunctive, not-comparable
10. From another standpoint; on the other hand: I need a vacation. Then again, so do my coworkers.
11. At the same time; on the other hand.
    not-comparable, sequence
12. in that case; as a result. If you're tired, then you must rest. dan في تِلْكَ الحالَه،نتيجَةً لذلِك в такъв случай nesse caso tedy dann så; i så fald τότεentonces, en ese caso siis بنابراین siinä tapauksessa alorsאז तब, ऐसी हालत में onda, zato akkor maka þá allora それならば 그렇다면 tai, taigi tad; tādā gadījumā jadi dandato, 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 那么
13. Used to contradict an assertion.
    UK, dialectal, not-comparable
14. at that time (in the past). the then Prime Minister. eertydse في ذلك الوَقْت тогавашен então tehdejší damalig dengang; daværende τότεentonces tollane وقت silloinen d'alors אז उस समय tadašnji, ondašnji akkori ketika itu þáverandi di allora 当時の 당시의 tuometinis toreizējs pada masa itu toendaværendeówczesnyentão de atunci тогдашний vtedajší takraten tadašnji dåvarande ในตอนนั้น o zamanki 當時的(表過去) тодішній اس وقت کا thời ấy, hồi đó 当时的（表过去）
15. At that time: I was still in school then. Come at noon; I'll be ready then.
16. Next in time, space, or order; immediately afterward: watched the late movie and then went to bed.
17. In addition; moreover; besides: It costs $20, and then there's the sales tax to pay.
18. 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.
    but

Equivalents

Examples

“He was happy then.”

“And the Canaanite was then in the land.”

“In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts,[…], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned. But he had then none of the oddities and mannerisms which I hold to be inseparable from genius, and which struck my attention in after days when I came in contact with the Celebrity.”

“The country was shaken by the then-recent assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, which happened against the background of profound racial tensions, stark economic inequality and growing opposition to the Vietnam War.”

“He fixed it, then left.”

“Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.”

“First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”

“Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. We spent consider'ble money getting 'em reset, and then a swordfish got into the pound and tore the nets all to slathers, right in the middle of the squiteague season.”

“There are three green ones, then a blue one.”

“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway, and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.”

“Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.”

“Another legend says that now and again in the world's history a monarch appears who conquers and rules every nation under the sun. […] Then many of the Siamese believe that the animal is inhabited by the soul of some great man of the past […]”

“If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.”

“Is it 12 o’clock already? Then it’s time for me to leave.”

“You don’t like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, then?”

“And, as the Cock crew, those who stood before The Tavern shouted — "Open then the Door! You know how little while we have to stay, And, once departed, may return no more."”

“That happy minute would elate me, / End all my sorrow, grief, and cares; / Then do not frown, altho' you hate me, / But smile and dissipate my fears: […]”

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

“‘She says Indian elephants are tidgy little things.’ ‘They're not then.’ Emma was getting heated. ‘They're –’ ‘Emma!’ said Jenny sharply. The child subsided.”

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