Thens

adverb
1.
at that time:
Prices were lower then.
2.
immediately or soon afterward:
The rain stopped and then started again.
3.
next in order of time:
We ate, then we started home.
4.
at the same time:
At first the water seemed blue, then gray.
5.
next in order of place:
Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother.
6.
in addition; besides; also:
I love my job, and then it pays so well.
7.
in that case; as a consequence; in those circumstances:
If you’re sick, then you should stay in bed.
8.
since that is so; as it appears; therefore:
You have, then, found the mistake? You are leaving tonight then.
adjective
9.
being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated:
the then prime minister.
noun
10.
that time:
We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell.
Idioms
11.
but then, but on the other hand:
I found their conversation very dull, but then I have different tastes.
12.
then and there, at that precise time and place; at once; on the spot:
I started to pack my things right then and there.
Also, there and then.
adverb
1.
at that time; over that period of time
2.
(sentence modifier) in that case; that being so: then why don’t you ask her?, if he comes, then you’ll have to leave, go on then, take it
3.
then and there, See there (sense 6)
sentence connector
4.
after that; with that: then John left the room and didn’t return
noun
5.
that time: before then, from then on
adjective
6.
(prenominal) existing, functioning, etc, at that time: the then prime minister