Meaning

7 senses
  1. (not comparable)At that time.

    He was happy then.

    dann, damals

    тогда́togdá

    тоді́todí

    at that time

  2. (not comparable)Soon afterward.

    He fixed it, then left.

    Turn left, then right, then right again, then keep going until you reach the service station.

    dann, danach, anschließend

    зате́мzatém, пото́мpotóm, по́слеpósle

    по́тімpótim

    subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

  3. (not comparable, sequence)Next in order of place.

    There are three green ones, then a blue one.

    danach

    зате́мzatém, пото́мpotóm

  4. (not comparable)In addition; also; besides.

  5. (conjunctive, not comparable)In that case.

    If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.

    Is it 12 o’clock already? Then it’s time for me to leave.

    dann, so

    тоto, тогда́togdá, в тако́м слу́чаеv takóm slúčaje

    тоді́todí, тоto, у тако́му ра́зіu takómu rázi

    in that case or as a consequence

  6. (not comparable, sequence)At the same time; on the other hand.

    That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.

    The forms inheritress and inheritrix are used only in literature, and then but rarely.

    genauso, gleichermaßen

    тогда́togdá

  7. (UK, dialectal, not comparable)Used to contradict an assertion.

Examples

4231 sentences
  1. I haven't seen her since then.

    Відтоді я її не бачив. — glossboss

    ruС тех пор я её не видел. — marafon

    deIch habe sie seither nicht mehr gesehen. — MUIRIEL

  2. I watch TV now and then.

    Я іноді дивлюся телебачення. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ время от времени смотрю телевизор. — marafon

    deIch sehe ab und zu fern. — Naina

  3. I haven't seen him since then.

    Відтоді я його не бачив. — uaspeaker

    ruС тех пор я его не видел. — Iolanda

    deIch habe ihn seitdem nicht mehr gesehen. — BraveSentry

  4. I was always busy back then.

    У той час я був завжди зайнятий. — deniko

    ruЯ тогда был постоянно занят. — marafon

  5. Tom didn't know the truth then.

    Том тоді не знав правди. — deniko

    ruТом тогда не знал правды. — marafon

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
at that time:
soon afterward:
in that case:
Русский
By meaning 3
at that time:
soon afterward:
in that case:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
at that time:
soon afterward:
in that case:
at the same time; on the other hand:

Origin

From Middle English then(ne), than(ne), from Old English þonne, þanne, þænne (“then, at th

From Middle English then(ne), than(ne), from Old English þonne, þanne, þænne (“then, at that time”), from Proto-West Germanic *þan, from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that (time), then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”).

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Synonyms

16 synonyms
soon afterward:soA2subsequentlyand thenand so
in that case:accordinglyB2
at the same time:concurrently
Close in meaning
  • subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors):soand so

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
RelatedifA1

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
then — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto