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then
adjective
noun
adverb
At a specific prior time
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ðɛn
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adjective
At a specific prior time
“The then president”
noun
That time; that moment
“We will arrive before then”
adverb
Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
“Then he left”
adverb
In that case or as a consequence
“If he didn't take it, then who did?”
adverb
At that time
“I was young then”
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The then president
We will arrive before then
We were friends from then on
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
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
I was young then
Prices were lower back then
Science as it was then taught
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