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then
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 4
- Starts with
- T
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- HE
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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conjunction
Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
“she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no choice than to return home”
(obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
noun
That time
“It will be finished before then.”
adjective
Being so at that time.
adverb
(temporal location) At that time.
“He was happy then.”
(temporal location) Soon afterward.
“He fixed it, then left.”
(sequence) Next in order; in addition.
“There are three green ones, then a blue one.”
In that case.
“If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.”
(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
“That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.”
(affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.
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Example Sentences
she's taller than I am; she found his advice more witty than helpful; we have less work today than we had yesterday; We had no choice than to return home
It will be finished before then.
He was happy then.
He fixed it, then left.
There are three green ones, then a blue one.
If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
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