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==English==

====Adverb====
{{en-adv|-}}

# {{context|temporal location}} at that [[time]]
#: ''He was happy '''then'''.''
# {{context|temporal location}} soon afterward.
#: ''He fixed it, '''then''' left.''
# {{context|sequence}} next in order; in addition.
#: ''There are three green ones, '''then''' a blue one.''
# {{context|conjunctive}} in that case.
#: ''If it’s locked, '''then''' we’ll need the key.''
#: ''You don't like potatoes? What do you want me to cook, '''then'''?''
# {{context|sequence}} at the same time; on the other hand.
#: ''That’s a nice shirt, but '''then''', so is the other one.''
# {{obsolete}} At the time that; [[when]].
#* '''1485''', Sir Thomas Malory, ''Le Morte Darthur'', Book I.23:
#*: '''Than''' the knyght sawe hym lye soo on the ground, he alyght and was passynge heuy, for he wende he had slayne hym [...].

===Synonyms===
* {{sense|soon afterward}} [[and then]], [[and so]], [[subsequently]], [[so]]
* {{sense|next in order}} [[and then]]

====Adjective====
{{en-adj|-}}

# being so at that time

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}

# that time<!--is this pronoun?-->
#: ''It will be finished before '''then'''.''

====Conjunction====
'''then'''

# {{obsolete spelling of|than}}

===Thesaurus===
[[above]], [[accordingly]], [[additionally]], [[aforetime]], [[after]], [[after all]], [[after that]], [[afterwards]], [[again]], [[all included]], [[also]], [[altogether]], [[among other things]], [[ancient]], [[and all]], [[and also]], [[and so]], [[anon]], [[as well]], [[at another time]], [[at that moment]], [[at that time]], [[au reste]], [[because of that]], [[because of this]], [[before]], [[before now]], [[beforetime]], [[beside]], [[besides]], [[beyond]], [[consequently]], [[contemporaneously]], [[earlier]], [[early]], [[else]], [[en plus]], [[erenow]], [[erewhile]], [[ergo]], [[erst]], [[erstwhile]], [[ex post facto]], [[extra]], [[farther]], [[for lagniappe]], [[for that]], [[for that cause]], [[for that reason]], [[for this cause]], [[for this reason]], [[for which reason]], [[fore]], [[former]], [[formerly]], [[further]], [[furthermore]], [[hence]], [[hereat]], [[heretofore]], [[historically]], [[hitherto]], [[immemorial]], [[in]], [[in addition]], [[in that case]], [[in the aftermath]], [[in the past]], [[in the sequel]], [[in times past]], [[inter alia]], [[into the bargain]], [[item]], [[late]], [[later]], [[likewise]], [[more]], [[moreover]], [[next]], [[old]], [[olden]], [[on that account]], [[on that ground]], [[on that occasion]], [[on the side]], [[on this account]], [[on top of]], [[once]], [[onetime]], [[only yesterday]], [[over]], [[past]], [[plus]], [[prehistoric]], [[prehistorically]], [[previous]], [[previously]], [[primeval]], [[primitive]], [[prior]], [[priorly]], [[propter hoc]], [[quondam]], [[recent]], [[recently]], [[similarly]], [[simultaneously]], [[since]], [[sometime]], [[subsequently]], [[thence]], [[thereafter]], [[thereat]], [[therefor]], [[therefore]], [[thereon]], [[thereupon]], [[therewith]], [[thus]], [[thusly]], [[thuswise]], [[to boot]], [[too]], [[when]], [[whence]], [[wherefore]], [[wherefrom]], [[whilom]], [[yesterday]], [[yet]]

===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK|US}} {{IPA|/ðɛn/}}, {{SAMPA|/DEn/}}
* {{a|Canada}} {{IPA|/ðen/}}
* {{audio|en-us-then.ogg|Audio (US)}}
* Homophones: ''unstressed'' [[than]]<!-- (distinguished in WEAE: /ðæn/) -->
* {{rhymes|ɛn}}

===Etymology===
From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|then|then(ne)|lang=enm}}, {{term|than|than(ne)|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang|en}} {{term|þonne|lang=ang}}, {{term|þanne|lang=ang}}, {{term|þænne||then, at that time|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|þan-||þana-|at that (time), then|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|to-|demonstrative pronoun|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|dan||then|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|dann||then|lang=de}}, {{etyl|is|-}} {{term|þá||then|lang=is}}. Related to {{l|en|than}}.

==Translations==
====Adverb====
{{trans-top|at that time}}
* Albanian: {{t+|sq|atëherë|xs=Albanian}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ثم|tr=thúmma|sc=Arab}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|тады|tr=tadý|sc=Cyrl}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|তখন|tr=tôkhôn|sc=Beng}}
* [[Catalan]]: [[llavors]]
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|當時|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|当时|tr=dāngshí|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|那時|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|那时|tr=nà shí|sc=Hani}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|tehdy}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|toen}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tiam|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|silloin}}
* French: {{t|fr|alors}}, [[à]] [[cette]] [[époque]]-{{t|fr|là}}
* German: {{t+|de|dann}}, {{t+|de|damals}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|τότε|tr=tóte}}
* Hebrew: {{t|he|אז|tr=az|sc=Hebr}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|तब|tr=tab|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|akkor}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|allora}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|そのとき|tr=sono toki}} ({{t|ja|その時}}), {{t|ja|その時点|tr=そのじてん, sono jiten}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Kurdish: [[hingê]], [[wê]] [[dem|demê]], [[wî]] [[çax|çaxî]], wî [[wext|wextî]], wê [[gav|gavê]]
* Latin: {{t+|la|tum}}, {{t+|la|deinde}}, {{t+|la|tunc}}
* Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|tada|xs=Lithuanian}}
* Malay: [[pada masa yang sama]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|índa}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|da}}, {{t|no|den gang}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|þa|alt=þā|xs=Old English}}
* Polish: {{t|pl|wówczas}}, {{t|pl|wtedy}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|então}}, [[naquele]] {{t|pt|tempo}}, [[naquela]] {{t|pt|época}}, [[nesse tempo]], [[nessa]] {{t|pt|época}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|atunci}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тогда|tr=togdá}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|matà|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|onda}}, {{t-|sr|tada}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|entonces}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|då}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[అప్పుడు]] (appuDu)
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|тоді|tr=todí|sc=Cyrl}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|تب|tr=tab|sc=ur-Arab}}
* Welsh: {{t|cy|bryd hynny|xs=Welsh}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|soon afterward}}
* Albanian: [[pastaj]]
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ثم|tr=thúmma|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|հետո|tr=heto|sc=Armn}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|接著|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|接着|tr=jiēzhe|sc=Hani}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|pak}}, {{t+|cs|potom}}
* Dutch: [[toen]] ''(past tense)'', [[dan]] ''(present and future tenses)''
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tiam|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sitten}}
* French: {{t+|fr|puis}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|फिर|tr=phir|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|aztán}}, {{t+|hu|azután}}, {{t+|hu|majd}}
* [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|lore|xs=Ido}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|i ndiadh sin}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|poi}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|それから|tr=sorekara}}, {{t|ja|その後|tr=sono ato}}, {{t|ja|その後|tr=sono go}}, {{t-|ja|そして|tr=soshite}}
* Kurdish: [[paşî]], [[dûre]], [[piştre]], [[dûvre]], [[peyre]]
{{trans-mid}}
* Latin: {{t|la|deinde}}, {{t|la|exinde}}
* Malay: [[tidak lama kemudian]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|så}}, {{t|no|deretter}}, {{t+|no|siden}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|þa|alt=þā|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|سپس|tr=sepas|sc=fa-Arab}}, {{t|fa|پس|tr=pas|sc=fa-Arab}}, {{t|fa|بعد|tr=ba'd|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Polish: (a) [[następnie]], (a) {{t|pl|potem}}
* Portuguese: [[então]], {{t|pt|depois}}, {{t|pt|em seguida}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|apoi}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|затем|tr=zatém}}, {{t+|ru|потом|tr=potóm}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|an dèidh sin|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t-|gd|an dèidh làimhe|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: {{t-|sr|zatim}}, {{t-|sr|potom}}, {{t-|sr|posle}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|potem}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|luego}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|därpå}}, {{t+|sv|sen}}, {{t+|sv|sedan}}, {{t+|sv|så}}
* [[Taos]]: [[yíane]]
* Urdu: {{t|ur|پھر|tr=phir|sc=ur-Arab}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|next in order}}
* Albanian: [[pastaj]]
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ثم|tr=thúmma|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|հետո|tr=heto|sc=Armn}}
* Bengali: {{t|bn|এরপর|tr=erpôr|sc=Beng}}, {{t|bn|তারপর|tr=tarpôr|sc=Beng}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|接著|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|接着|tr=jiēzhe|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|然後|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|然后|tr=ránhòu|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|就|tr=jiù|sc=Hani}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|pak}}, {{t+|cs|potom}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|dan}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tiam|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sitten}}
* French: {{t+|fr|puis}}
* German: {{t+|de|danach}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|aztán}}, {{t+|hu|majd}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|それから|tr=sorekara}}, {{t|ja|その後|tr=sono ato}}, {{t|ja|その後|tr=sono go}}, {{t|ja|次に|tr=tsugi-ni}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Kurdish: [[paşî]], [[dûre]], [[piştre]], [[dûvre]], [[peyre]]
* Latin: {{t|la|deinde}}, {{t|la|exinde}}
* Malay: [[selepas itu]]
* Navajo: {{tø|nv|índa}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|så}}, {{t|no|deretter}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|þa|alt=þā|xs=Old English}}
* Polish: (a) [[następnie]], (a) [[potem]]
* Portuguese: [[então]], {{t|pt|depois}}, {{t|pt|seguidamente}}, {{t|pt|sequencialmente}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|atunci}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|затем|tr=zatém}}, {{t+|ru|потом|tr=potóm}}
* Slovene: {{t+|sl|potem}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|después}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|dessutom}}, {{t+|sv|sen}}, {{t+|sv|sedan}}
* [[Taos]]: [[yíane]]
* [[Volapük]]: {{t|vo|täno}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|in that case}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ثم|tr=thúmma|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t|hy|ուրեմն|tr=uremn|sc=Armn}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|тады|tr=tadý|sc=Cyrl}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|zh|那麼|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|那么|tr=nàme|sc=Hani}}, {{t|zh|便|tr=biàn|sc=Hani}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|pak}}, {{t+|cs|potom}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|dan}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tiam|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|niin}}
* French: {{t+|fr|alors}}
* German: {{t+|de|denn}}
* Hindi: {{t|hi|तो|tr=to|sc=Deva}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|akkor}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|allora}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|そのとき|tr=sonotoki}}, {{t-|ja|だから|tr=dakara}}
* Kurdish: {{t+|ku|pa}}, {{t+|ku|de}}, {{t+|ku|madem}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Latin: {{t|la|tunc}}, {{t|la|tum}}
* Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|tada|xs=Lithuanian}}
* Malay: [[oleh sebab yang demikian]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|da}}, {{t|no|i så fall}}
* [[Old English]]: {{t-|ang|þa|alt=þā|xs=Old English}}
* Persian: {{t|fa|پس|tr=pas|sc=fa-Arab}}
* Polish: [[to]], [[wówczas]]
* Portuguese: [[então]], [[nesse]] {{t|pt|caso}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|atunci}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тогда|tr=togdá}}, {{t|ru|в таком случае|tr=v takóm slúčaje|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: {{t-|gd|ma-thà|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}, {{t-|gd|a-rèist|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|entonces}}
* Swedish: {{t|sv|alltså}}, {{t|sv|då}}, {{t|sv|i så fall}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|тоді|tr=todí|sc=Cyrl}}
* Urdu: {{t|ur|تو|tr=to|sc=ur-Arab}}
* Vietnamese: {{t|vi|thì}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|at the same time; on the other hand}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|trouwens}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|tamen|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|toisaalta}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|ugyanakkor}}, {{t+|hu|viszont}}
* Italian: {{t|it|allo stesso tempo}}
* Japanese: {{t|ja|そのとき|tr=sono toki}}
* Kurdish: li [[mil|milê]] din, [[li]] [[alî]] [[dî]]
* Latin: {{t|la|interim}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|tada|xs=Lithuanian}}
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|da}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|również}}, {{t+|pl|także}}
* Portuguese: [[ao mesmo tempo]], {{t|pt|simultaneamente}}; {{t|pt|entretanto}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|тогда|tr=togdá}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|también}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|samtidigt}}, {{t+|sv|å andra sidan}}
{{trans-bottom}}

====Adjective====
{{trans-top|being so at that time}}
* Dutch: {{t-|nl|toenmalig}}, {{t-|nl|toenmalige}}
* Esperanto: {{t|eo|tiama|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t-|fi|silloinen}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|当時|tr=touji}}, {{t|ja|そのとき|tr=sono toki}}, {{t|ja|その時点|tr=sono jiten}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|dåvarande}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===See also===
* [[by then]]
* [[just then]]
* [[now and then]]
* [[there and then]]
* [[until then]]

====Noun====
{{trans-top|being so at that time}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|dess}}, {{t+|sv|då}}
{{trans-mid}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* {{ttbc|ar}}: {{Arab|[[ثم]]}} {{unicode|(θúmma)}}
* {{ttbc|zh}}: [[然后]] (ránhòu), [[而后]] (érhòu), [[然而]] (ránér)
* {{ttbc|hu}}: [[akkor]]
* {{ttbc|id}}: [[maka]] ''(if-then)'', [[kemudian]], [[lalu]], [[setelah itu]], [[selanjutnya]], [[berikutnya]]
* {{ttbc|it}}: [[allora]]
* {{ttbc|ko}}: [[그때]] (geuddae)
* {{ttbc|ku}}: [[hingê]]
* {{ttbc|es}}: [[entonces]]
* {{ttbc|tr}}: [[o zaman]]
{{trans-bottom}}

===Statistics===
* {{rank|like|little|now|78|then|A|should|can}}

===Anagrams===
* [[hent#English|hent]]

===References===
* {{R:OED2}}

[[Category:100 English basic words]]
[[Category:English conjunctive adverbs]]
[[Category:English demonstrative adverbs]]
[[Category:English sequence adverbs]]
[[Category:English temporal location adverbs]]
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