Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic, informal, not comparable)From another point of view; on the other hand; on second thought; again.

    I think I'll take three pairs of shoes. Then again, I only plan to stay two days.

    (contrastive) from another point of view

Examples

35 sentences

  1. Tom stood up, but then sat down again.

    ruТом встал, но потом снова сел. — marafon

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  2. It may rain, and then again, it may not.

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  3. I might go, but then again, I might not.

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  4. Tom came home, changed his clothes, and then went out again.

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  5. The price is low, but then again, the quality isn't very good.

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Translations

3 languages

Synonyms

2 synonyms
there again
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
themselvesA2thenA1thencetheocracytheocratictheologian

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