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then
English
Alternative forms
- den (AAVE, Bermuda)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ð?n/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ðen/
- Homophone: than (unstressed, or for some speakers when stressed)
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology
From Middle English then(ne), than(ne), from Old English þonne, þanne, þænne (“then, at that time”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that (time), then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“then”), German dann (“then”), Icelandic þá (“then”). Doublet of than.
Adverb
then (not comparable)
- (temporal location) At that time.
- And the Canaanite was then in the land.
- (temporal location) Soon afterward.
- First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
- (sequence) Next in order; in addition.
- (conjunctive) In that case.
- (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
- (Britain, dialect, affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.
Synonyms
- (at that time): at the time, back in the day
- (soon afterward): and then, and so, subsequently, so
- (next in order): and then, followed by; see also Thesaurus:then
- (in that case): accordingly, as a result; see also Thesaurus:therefore
- (at the same time): concurrently, therewhile; see also Thesaurus:simultaneously
- (contradiction):
Translations
Adjective
then (not comparable)
- Being so at that time.
- 2011, Alessandra Lemma, Mary Target, Peter Fonagy, Brief Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy: A Clinician's Guide, page 124:
- He had met his then girlfriend when he had just started university. The relationship ended unhappily when the girlfriend complained that he never wanted to go out.
- 2011, Alessandra Lemma, Mary Target, Peter Fonagy, Brief Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy: A Clinician's Guide, page 124:
Translations
Noun
then
- That time
- It will be finished before then.
Translations
Conjunction
then
- Obsolete spelling of than
- Misspelling of than.
Derived terms
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “then”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
- then at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Neth, Neth., ethn-, hent
Vietnamese
Etymology
Probably a Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese ? (SV: thuyên).
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [t??n??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [t?????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [t?????]
Noun
(classifier cái) then • (?, ?, ????, ????)
- bar, peg (used for locking a door)
- latch
Derived terms
Zou
Noun
then
- maggot
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf
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thereupon
English
Etymology
From Middle English therupon, theruppon. Equivalent to there +? upon. Compare German darauf.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?ð????p?n/, /?ð????p?n/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ð?????p?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
- Hyphenation: there?upon
Adverb
thereupon (not comparable)
- Upon that; thereon.
- In consequence, or by reason, of that; therefore.
- Following that; forthwith; in sequence, but not necessarily in consequence.
Translations
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