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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Then \Then\ ([th][e^]n), adv. [Originally the same word as than.
     See Than.]
     1. At that time (referring to a time specified, either past
        or future).
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              And the Canaanite was then in the land. --Gen. xii.
                                                    6.
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              Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as
              also I am known.                      --1 Cor. xiii.
                                                    12.
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     2. Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
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              First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come
              and offer thy gift.                   --Matt. v. 24.
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     3. At another time; later; again.
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              One while the master is not aware of what is done,
              and then in other cases it may fall out to be own
              act.                                  --L'Estrange.
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     By then.
        (a) By that time.
        (b) By the time that. [Obs.]
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                  But that opinion, I trust, by then this
                  following argument hath been well read, will be
                  left for one of the mysteries of an indulgent
                  Antichrist.                       --Milton.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Now and then. See under Now, adv.
  
     Till then, until that time; until the time mentioned.
        --Milton.
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     Note: Then is often used elliptically, like an adjective, for
           then existing; as, the then administration.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Then \Then\, conj.
     1. Than. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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     2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore;
        for this reason.
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              If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom.
                                                    --Locke.
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              Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away. --Dryden.
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     Syn: Therefore.
  
     Usage: Then, Therefore. Both these words are used in
            reasoning; but therefore takes the lead, while then is
            rather subordinate or incidental. Therefore states
            reasons and draws inferences in form; then, to a great
            extent, takes the point as proved, and passes on to
            the general conclusion. ``Therefore being justified by
            faith, we have peace with God.'' --Rom. v. 1. ``So
            then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word
            of God.'' --Rom. x. 17.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Then \Then\, conj.
     1. Than. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
     2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore;
        for this reason.
  
              If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom.
                                                    --Locke.
  
              Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away. --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Therefore.
  
     Usage: Then, Therefore. Both these words are used in
            reasoning; but therefore takes the lead, while then is
            rather subordinate or incidental. Therefore states
            reasons and draws inferences in form; then, to a great
            extent, takes the point as proved, and passes on to
            the general conclusion. ``Therefore being justified by
            faith, we have peace with God.'' --Rom. v. 1. ``So
            then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word
            of God.'' --Rom. x. 17.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Then \Then\ ([th][e^]n), adv. [Originally the same word as than.
     See Than.]
     1. At that time (referring to a time specified, either past
        or future).
  
              And the Canaanite was then in the land. --Gen. xii.
                                                    6.
  
              Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as
              also I am known.                      --1 Cor. xiii.
                                                    12.
  
     2. Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
  
              First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come
              and offer thy gift.                   --Matt. v. 24.
  
     3. At another time; later; again.
  
              One while the master is not aware of what is done,
              and then in other cases it may fall out to be own
              act.                                  --L'Estrange.
  
     By then.
        (a) By that time.
        (b) By the time that. [Obs.]
  
                  But that opinion, I trust, by then this
                  following argument hath been well read, will be
                  left for one of the mysteries of an indulgent
                  Antichrist.                       --Milton.
  
     Now and then. See under Now, adv.
  
     Till then, until that time; until the time mentioned.
        --Milton.
  
     Note: Then is often used elliptically, like an adjective, for
           then existing; as, the then administration.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  then
       adj : at a specific prior time; "the then president" [syn: then(a)]
       n : that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we
           were friends from then on"
       adv 1: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence
              connectors); "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" [syn: so, and so, and then]
       2: in that case or as a consequence; "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"
       3: at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back
          then"; "science as it was then taught"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     Αγγλικά adv.
     1 (''χρονικός'') τότε
     2 (''χρονικός'') μετά
     3 (''συζευκτικός'') λοιπόν

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     Swedish pron.
     (obsolete spelling of sv den)
     Vietnamese n.
     1 bar, peg (used for locking a door)
     2 latch

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Then
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     a.
     Being so at that time.
     adv.
     1 (lb en temporal location) At that time.
     2 (lb en temporal location) Soon afterward.
     conj.
     1 (obsolete spelling of en than)
     2 (misspelling of en than)
     n.
     That time<!--is this pronoun?-->

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Then
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     Swedish pron.
     (obsolete spelling of sv den)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Then
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     Swedish pron.
     (obsolete spelling of sv den)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Then
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     Englanti a.
     silloinen
     Englanti adv.
     1 silloin, siihen aikaan
     2 niin (''aloittaa ehtolauseen jälkeisen päälauseen'')

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  then
     Engelska a.
     dåvarande
     Engelska adv.
     1 då
     2 sedan

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  dan, destyds, toe

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Then /ðˈɛn/
  ثمّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  тогавашен
  being so at that time

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  1. тога́ва
  at that time
  2. тогава
  in that case
  3. след това
  next in order
  4. после
  soon afterward

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  това време
  that time

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  pak

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  potom

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  tedy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  tehdy

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  tenkrát

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  poté

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  alsdann 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  damals, da 
        "then as now"  - damals wie heute

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  danach, anschließend 
     Synonyms: after it, after that, afterwards
  
   see: shortly afterwards, shortly after this, long after, an hour later, Afterwards we went to the movies.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  dann 
        "now and then"  - dann und wann
   see: even then
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  damals, folglich, damalig 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  seinerzeitig, damalig, derzeitig  [obs.]
        "the conditions then prevailing"  - die seinerzeitigen/damaligen Verhältnisse
        "the then foreign minister"  - der seinerzeitige/damalige Außenminister
     Synonym: at the/that time
  
   see: the customs of those days, the foreign minister at the time
  
           Note: prepositive

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  und 
           Note: fragend
        "(and) what then?"  - und dann?
        "then what?"  - und dann?
     Synonym: and
  
   see: well?
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  sodann 
     Synonym: thereafter
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  
  έπειτα, μετά, εν συνέχεια, τότε

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  silloinen
  being so at that time

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  1. silloin
  at that time
  2. toisaalta
  at the same time; on the other hand
  3. niin
  in that case
  4. sitten 2.
  soon afterward
   3.
  next in order

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  se
  that time

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  then /θən/
  1. après, ensuite
  2. alors

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  then /ðˈɛn/ 
  1. तब
        "We were living in Holland then."
  2. तत्पश्चात
        "Finish your work and then you play."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  nego, od onda, onda, stoga, tada, tadašnjeg, tadašnji, zatim

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  1. akkor
  2. aztán
  3. azután
  4. akkori
  5. majd

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  1. saat itu
  at that time
  2. lalu 2.
  soon afterward
   3.
  next in order

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  berikutnya, kemudian, lalu, maka, selanjutnya, setelah itu

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  1. dopo, in seguito, poi
  2. allora

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  そのとき, その時点, 当時
  being so at that time

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  1. その時, その時点
  at that time
  2. そのとき
  at the same time; on the other hand
  3. そのとき, だから
  in that case
  4. 次に, その後, それから
  next in order
  5. その後, そして, それから
  soon afterward

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  then /θən/
  1. tada, po to, paskui, tuo laiku
  2. tokiu atveju, vadinasi

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  then /θən/
  1. daarop, vervolgens
  2. dan, destijds, toen, toenmaals, toentertijd

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  1. da, den gang
  at that time
  2. da
  at the same time; on the other hand
  3. da, i så fall
  in that case
  4. deretter, så
  next in order
  5. deretter, siden, så
  soon afterward

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  then /ðen/ 
   1.  wtedy
   2.  później
   3.  więc
   4.  wtedy, wówczas
   5.  jednak
   6.  the then (secretary) (:the :then NOUN)
   - ówczesny sekretarz, ówczesny
   7.  by then (:by :then)
   - do tej pory, do tamtej pory, dotąd
   8.  from then on (:from :then :on)
   - od tej pory, od tamtej pory

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  then /θən/
  1. depois, emseguida, logo
  2. então, nessaocasião, nestetempo

From English-Russian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-rus ]

  then /θən/
  потом, тогда

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  then /θən/
  1. después, luego
  2. entonces

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  dåvarande
  being so at that time

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  1. då
  at that time
  2. samtidigt, å andra sidan
  at the same time; on the other hand
  3. alltså, i så fall
  in that case
  4. sedan, sen, därpå, så
  soon afterward

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  then //ðen// //ðɛn// 
  dess
  that time

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  then /ðˈɛn/ 
  
  ndipo

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  then /ðˈɛn/ 
  
  huko

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  then /ðˈɛn/ 
  
  kisha

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  then /ðˈɛn/
  1. o zaman, o vakit
  2. ondan sonra, derken
  3. başka zaman, sonra
  4. ayrıca
  5. şu halde, öyle ise
  6. netice olarak
  7. bunun için
  8. o zaman vaki olan
  9. o zaman. then and there hemen, derhal. And if the bed should catch fire, what then? Yatak ateş alsa, ne olur sonra? and then some küsur. by then o zamana kadar. now and then bazen, ara sıra, arada bir. since then o zamandan beri. the then president o zamanın başkanı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈðɛn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  130 Moby Thesaurus words for "then":
     above, accordingly, additionally, aforetime, after, after all,
     after that, afterwards, again, all included, also, altogether,
     among other things, ancient, and all, and also, and so, anon,
     as well, at another time, at that moment, at that time, au reste,
     because of that, because of this, before, before now, beforetime,
     beside, besides, beyond, consequently, contemporaneously, earlier,
     early, else, en plus, erenow, erewhile, ergo, erst, erstwhile,
     ex post facto, extra, farther, for lagniappe, for that,
     for that cause, for that reason, for this cause, for this reason,
     for which reason, fore, former, formerly, further, furthermore,
     hence, hereat, heretofore, historically, hitherto, immemorial, in,
     in addition, in that case, in the aftermath, in the past,
     in the sequel, in times past, inter alia, into the bargain, item,
     late, later, likewise, more, moreover, next, old, olden,
     on that account, on that ground, on that occasion, on the side,
     on this account, on top of, once, onetime, only yesterday, over,
     past, plus, prehistoric, prehistorically, previous, previously,
     primeval, primitive, prior, priorly, propter hoc, quondam, recent,
     recently, similarly, simultaneously, since, sometime, subsequently,
     thence, thereafter, thereat, therefor, therefore, thereon,
     thereupon, therewith, thus, thusly, thuswise, to boot, too, when,
     whence, wherefore, wherefrom, whilom, yesterday, yet
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  ad. 然后,当时;
  conj. 然后,当时;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     ad. 当时,到那时;然后,接着;那么;而且,另外,还有,再者
     a. 当时的
     n. 那时

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