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,| 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. |
| 9. | being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated: the then prime minister. |
| 10. | that time: We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell. |
| 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. |