Phonetics:
Meanings:
conjunction
Definition: Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
Example: 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
Definition: (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for.
noun
Definition: That time
Example: It will be finished before then.
adjective
Definition: Being so at that time.
adverb
Definition: (temporal location) At that time.
Example: He was happy then.
Definition: (temporal location) Soon afterward.
Example: He fixed it, then left.
Definition: (sequence) Next in order; in addition.
Example: There are three green ones, then a blue one.
Definition: In that case.
Example: If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key.
Definition: (sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.
Example: That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one.
Definition: (affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.