then

Words with a similar base: and_then, then

'then'

[then.n.01] as in: that time; that moment

Examples:
we will arrive before then
we were friends from then on

'then'

[then.s.01] as in: at a specific prior time

Examples:
the then president

'then'

[then.r.01] as in: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

Examples:
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

'then'

[then.r.02] as in: in that case or as a consequence

Examples:
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

'then'

[then.r.03] as in: at that time

Examples:
I was young then
prices were lower back then
science as it was then taught

Origins

					then (English)
└── then (Middle English (1100-1500))

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