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Definition: Then |
ThenAdjective1. At a specific prior time; "the then president". Adverb1. Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed". 2. In that case or as a consequence; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich". 3. At that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught". Noun1. That time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "then" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Note: Then \Then\ ([th][e^]n), adverb [Originally the same word as than. See Than.]. (references) |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
THEN | English | Tele-health European network | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: ThenSynonyms: then(a) (adj), and so (adv), and then (adv), so (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Frequency | Sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time, there being times when, toties quoties, often enough, when the mood strikes, again and again. |
Instantaneity | Adverb: instantaneously; Adjective: in no time, in less than no time; presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot; in a moment; n. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice; in one's tracks; right away; toute a l'heure; at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum, uno saltu; at once, all at once; plump, slap; "at one fell swoop"; at the same instant; Noun: immediately; (early); extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment; no sooner said than done; just then; slap-dash; (haste). |
Priority | Adverb: before, prior to; earlier; previously; Adjective: afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile; ere then, ere now, before then, before now; erewhile, already, yet, beforehand; on the eve of. |
Reasoning, | Adverb: for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so; for that reason, for this reason, for which reason; for as, inasmuch as; whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of; therefore, wherefore; consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly; a fortiori. |
The Present Time | Adverb: at that time, at which time, at that moment, at that instant; then, on that occasion, upon; not now, some other time. |
Time | Hereupon, thereupon, whereupon; then; anno Domini; A.D.; ante Christum; A.C.; before Christ; B.C.; anno urbis conditae; A.U.C.; anno regni; A.R.; once upon a time, one fine morning, one fine day, one day, once. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Then |
| English words defined with "then": and then, and then some ♦ By then ♦ just then ♦ Now and then ♦ So then. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "then": Don't do that then!. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "then": Serpentize. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | First Gotham, and then the world (Batman & Robin; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman) I'm going to whale on my pecs and then do my back (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball) Yes, it is. Well, then you must be dead (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) He was then joined by a dwarf dressed as a nun. (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce) Well then everybody was a dope (Singin' in the Rain; writing credit: Betty Comden and Adolph Green.) | |
Lyrics | You lay your bets and then you pay the price (Things We Do For Love; performing artist: 10 CC) Then time would stop (Clockwork Creep; performing artist: 10CC) I really don't mind, what happens now and then. (Kryptonite; performing artist: 3 Doors Down) I felt it then you gave me love I can't describe (Because Of You; performing artist: 98 Degrees; writing credit: Anders Bagge, Arntor Birgisson, Christian Karlsson, and Patrick Tucker) Then dust yourself off and try again (Try Again; performing artist: Aaliyah) | |
Clever | I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher. (references; author: Mark Twain) I don't generally feel anything until noon, then it's time for my nap. (references; author: Bob Hope) I didn't like the play, but then I saw it under adverse conditions - the curtain was up. (references; author: Groucho Marx) First secure an independent income, then practice virtue. (references; author: Greek Proverb) Don't like my driving? Then quit watching me. (references; author: unknown) | |
Tongue Twisters | I need not your needles, they're needless to me; for kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see; but did my neat knickers but need to be kneed, I then should have need of your needles indeed. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | And Then There Were None (1974) Black Music in America: From Then Till Now (1971) Then Came Bronson (1969) Football Now and Then (1953) | |
Song Titles | Then He Kissed Me (performing artist: The Crystals) Then the Morning Comes (performing artist: Smash Mouth) Then Tell Me Goodbye (performing artist: The Casinos) 'Till Then (performing artist: The Classics) Remember Then (performing artist: The Earls) | |
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-I) enters the T-lymphocyte where the virus loses its outer envelop, releasing its RNA and its reverse transcriptase. The reverse transcriptase builds a complimentary DNA strand from the viral RNA template. The DNA helix is inserted into the host genome. When this is transcribed by the infected cell, the new viral RNA and proteins are produced to form new viruses that then bud from the cell membrane, thus completing the life cycle of the virus. See artwork: GR-32. Credit: Trudy Nicholson (artist). | Animal studies are necessary to confirm in vitro results before trials in human beings can be considered. One new approach is to enclose human cancer cells in microscopic capsules and grow them in laboratory-bred mice, which are then treated with a test drug. Credit: Mike Mitchell (photographer). | ||
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![]() | Duplex measures, carrying the rear bar ahead After making contact, the rear bar was moved to the forward position It was then realigned horizontally, vertically, and for azimuth on the base line Fig. No. 9, Appendix No. 3, Report of Superintendent ... 1901, p. 244. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Low tide - rock shows where vessel struck and then sank Vessel captain claimed to be in mid-channel far from any hazards Paint, metal fragments, and rivets proved differently. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
![]() | The fishing fleet at Ketchikan. Ketchikan was then the greatest fishing center on the Pacific Coast. Fishing in Alaska then accounted for 80 percent of all employment with most activity limited to the summer months. F&WS C-1191. Credit: America's Coastlines. | ![]() | Scientists conducting studies of Weddell seals Hood placed over head causes seal to cause seal to not move. Scientists then tag seal's rear fins. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
![]() | Each day the cloud cover rolls up Mauna Loa from the Hilo area. It fills the saddle first, then reaches the observatory by late afternoon. This is a daily cycle. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. | ![]() | After closing the net and trapping the fish, the net is now brought on board. This is a view of the net being run through the powerblock and then laid back on the stern of the fishing vessel. Credit: Fisheries. |
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| "Then the rain came down" by Craig Young Commentary: "Drenched." | "Theatro Municipal do Rio de Ja" by Felipe Bordalo Commentary: "It's was in a chill night in Rio, I was playng some pool, and when i was leaving, walking to the bus stop, suddenly I realize that I was in front of one of the finnest old buildings of my city, at night, with good light and my camera in my backpack! There" |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
| Slot machine wheels stopping then machine paying out with electronic tones and coins dropping. | Machine turning off then horn beeping repeatedly. | ||
| Car skidding uncontrollably then crashing into another car and shattering glass. | Horse trotting then neighs. | ||
| One click then a cord on a pulley being extended, then a second click. | Car revving its engine then tires squealing. | ||
| Type one key then press enter on a keyboard. | A note struck then lightly vibratoed on an amplified, distorted electric guitar. | ||
| Breaking glass then birds tweeting. | Mosquito buzzing then squashed. | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Author Unknown | Think then act safely. |
David Hume | Custom, then, is the great guide of human life. |
Davy Crockett | Be always sure your are right, then go ahead. |
Euripides | If gods do evil then they are not gods. |
Georg C. Lichtenberg | First we have to believe, and then we believe. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Trust yourself, then you will know how to live. |
Ludovico Ariosto | Nature made him, and then broke the mold. |
Samuel Butler | Then spare the rod and spoil the child. |
William Cowper | A fool must now and then be right by chance. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | No constable shall compel any knight to give money in lieu of castle-guard, when he is willing to perform it in his own person, or (if he himself cannot do it from any reasonable cause) then by another responsible man. (reference) |
John Locke | 1690 | Let us suppose then the legislative placed in the concurrence of three distinct persons. (Second Treatise of Government) |
US Constitution | 1791 | The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1992 | And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as President, as in case of the death or other constitutional disability of the President. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | In some cases, then, the constitution must be looked into by the judges. (reference) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | Now and then the workers are victorious, but only for a time. (reference) |
The Emancipation Proclamation | 1862 | "That the executive will on the 1st day of January aforesaid, by proclamation, designate the States and parts of States, if any, in which the people thereof, respectively, shall then be in rebellion against the United States; and the fact that any State or the people thereof shall on that day be in good faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such States shall have participated shall, in the absence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State and the people thereof are not then in rebellion against the United States." (Abraham Lincoln) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The Principal Allied and Associated Powers will then fix the frontier between East Prussia and Poland in this region. (reference) |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | If however they become divided or falter in their duty and if these all-important years are allowed to slip away then indeed catastrophe may overwhelm us all. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
Brown v. Board of Education | 1954 | It covered exhaustively consideration of the Amendment in Congress, ratification by the states, then existing practices in racial segregation, and the views of proponents and opponents of the Amendment. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | She absolutely refused to allow me, which I then thought most unreasonable |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | He then signed it himself, and my Lady and the Chancellor added their names as witnesses |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | Scrooge then remembered to have heard that ghosts in haunted houses were described as dragging chains |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | He examined the infant carefully, and then proceeded to unclasp a leathern case, which he took from beneath his dress |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | And then there is Rome |
Trainspotting | Irvine Welsh | Begbie always constructed imaginary qualities in his friends, then shamelessly claimed them for himself |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He kept on the fringe of his line, out of sight of his prefect, out of the reach of the rude feet, feigning to run now and then. |
King Richard III | Shakespeare, William | Will not the Mayor then and his brethren come |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Then the first tendrils of the grapes swelling from the old gnarled vines, cascade down to cover the trunks |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I then took my tackling, and fastening a hook to a hole at the prow of each, I tied all the cords together at the end. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Eating then becomes a challenge. (references) | |
Then examine the ventral surface. (references) | ||
The syrinx then starts to expand. (references) | ||
Business | This money is then pooled. (references) | |
This distributor then sells to other dealers. (references) | ||
Regional dealers then sell to the contractors. (references) | ||
Children | Ghana | She also may leave the shrine and return to her village, with her family's association then sundered with the shrine. (references) |
Pakistan | Landlords also have been known to pay impoverished parents for the "virginity" of their daughters, whom the landlords then rape. (references) | |
Guatemala | Enrique Sosa Solis, the District Prosecutor, interviewed the plaintiffs who then decided to drop all charges against Barrientos. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Panama | Bernal then appealed the denial. (references) |
Bangladesh | The gang then ransacked the office of the newspaper. (references) | |
Afghanistan | Yanagida was imprisoned until November 16, then released. (references) | |
Economic History | Belarus | The accounts were then reopened. (references) |
Senegal | However, since then progress has been slow. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | These controls have been relaxed since then. (references) | |
Human Rights | Mexico | Riot police then stormed the jail. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | He was questioned and then released. (references) | |
Tanzania | They were detained and then released. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Malaysia | NGO's help to create maps that can then be used in court to protect NCR land from logging, development, and palm oil cultivation. (references) |
Indonesia | On December 1, 2000, Presidium leaders led a peaceful commemoration of the 1961 declaration of independence by Papuan community leaders, then under Dutch rule. (references) | |
Mexico | On April 28, the Lower House approved the revised version of the bill by a vote of 386 to 60. The constitutional reforms were then approved by the State legislatures in 17 of the country's 31 states, thus meeting the requirement that constitutional reforms be approved by at least half of the states. (references) | |
Minorities | Ghana | In January 1999, the Nipa-O-Nipa and Sika-O-Sika factions of Kumasi's ethnic Moshie community signed a peace agreement at the behest of the then Regional Minister. (references) |
Bhutan | The marchers charged that the Bhutanese police assaulted them during each march, injuring several demonstrators, and then arrested and deported all of the marchers. (references) | |
Slovenia | Most opted not to take Slovene citizenship during a 6-month window in 1991-92 and have been living in the country as essentially stateless persons since then, while others were without residence status because of the slow processing of their applications by the Government. (references) | |
Political Economy | Sudan | She was detained briefly and then released. (references) |
Sierra Leone | The AFRC then invited the RUF to join the junta. (references) | |
Ecuador | The U.S. has been active, since then, in efforts to cement the peace accord. (references) | |
Political Rights | Liechtenstein | If approved by Parliament, the bill then would be presented to voters in a referendum. (references) |
Maldives | The nominee is then confirmed or rejected by secret ballot in a nationwide referendum. (references) | |
Cameroon | Citizens then exit the booth and vote by depositing the sealed envelope into a ballot box. (references) | |
Trade | Kenya | Prevailing tariff rates then apply. (references) |
Australia | The duty is then added to the Customs value. (references) | |
Egypt | The exporter can then sell the guarantee to his/her bank. (references) | |
Travel | Vietnam | Then, Vietnam is eleven hours ahead. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | The vehicle or goods must then be exported at the end of the stipulated period. (references) | |
Italy | The permit is then sent to the worker so that he or she may apply for the entry visa. (references) | |
Women | Qatar | The husbands then inform their wives that the wives have lost their former citizenship. (references) |
Armenia | The problem of battered wives is much more widespread then the Government or local human rights groups will admit. (references) | |
Lithuania | In 1999 the Ministry of Education and Science abolished preferential university entrance criteria; since then the equal opportunities ombudsman has followed closely admission examinations to universities and found no violation of equal opportunity. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Nicaragua | The CST then appealed that finding to an appellate court. (references) |
Guatemala | The union then must petition a labor court for permission to strike. (references) | |
Thailand | The women are then obligated to work in a brothel to repay the loan. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | INTIMACY, n. A relation into which fools are providentially drawn for their mutual destruction. Two Seidlitz powders, one in blue And one in white, together drew And having each a pleasant sense Of t'other powder's excellence, Forsook their jackets for the snug Enjoyment of a common mug. So close their intimacy grew One paper would have held the two. To confidences straight they fell, Less anxious each to hear than tell; Then each remorsefully confessed To all the virtues he possessed, Acknowledging he had them in So high degree it was a sin. The more they said, the more they felt Their spirits with emotion melt, Till tears of sentiment expressed Their feelings. Then they effervesced! So Nature executes her feats Of wrath on friends and sympathetes The good old rule who don't apply, That you are you and I am I. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | Then buy one-you've earned it. |
Julia Child | If I'm perfectly at ease with what I've done, I'm delighted, and if I'm not very much at ease, then I'm nervous a bit. |
Lisa French | Right. We have second-degree murder without a weapon, and then we have a not guilty charge, so nobody killed Terry. |
Louise Ashby | Resmash all the bones, and then he basically has to rebuild the foundation. And he knows it's not going to be one surgery. |
Lynda Carter | Not really binges. Started off just drinking like everybody else. I never really liked alcohol. And then I didn't do very well with it. |
Monica Lewinsky | Probably that I went to Washington with an agenda to seduce the president and then expose that relationship so I could become famous. |
Rosie O'Donnell | Sunday, the Tony awards, first on PBS, then on CBS. This will be the stage I make my big singing opening number. |
Rush Limbaugh | In the case of oil, it costs a lot of money to find out where it is, then it costs a lot of money to drill for it. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. |
Thomas Jefferson | 1801-1809 | War will then be but a suspension of useful works, and a return to a state of peace, a return to the progress of improvement. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | The authority for its construction was then unquestioned. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course to be pursued seemed fitting and proper. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | This constitutes, then, as complete a report as I find it possible to prepare now. |
Richard Nixon | 1969-1974 | If it does not succeed, anything I say then won't matter. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Today, as then, we face an historic opportunity. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | We can then begin reducing the national debt. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Here, then, is my long-term plan to guarantee our future. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Then, in turmoil and triumph, that promise exploded onto the world stage to make this the American Century. |
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| "Then" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.89% of the time. "Then" is used about 160,655 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.89% | 160,482 | 63 |
| Conjunction (subordinating) | 0.11% | 171 | 23,814 |
| Total | 100.00% | 160,655 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "then" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Then | Last name | 400 | 21,184 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "then": and then ♦ and then some ♦ and then what? ♦ before then ♦ between now and then ♦ but then ♦ by then ♦ come now and then ♦ even then ♦ Every now and then ♦ from then ♦ just then ♦ maybe then ♦ now and then ♦ now then ♦ since then ♦ so then ♦ take a drop now and then ♦ the then ♦ the then president ♦ then again ♦ then and now ♦ then and there ♦ then my ship comes home ♦ till then ♦ until then ♦ well then. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "then": then-and, then-arthritic, then-aspiring, then-available, then-boss, then-burgeoning, then-bursar, Then-cbs, then-chief, then-deserted, then-enemy, then-existing, then-girlfriend, then-i, then-known, then-manager, then-mp, then-needy, then-new, then-nobodies, then-nobody, then-popular, then-post-burgeoning, then-president, then-prevailing, then-prime, then-record, then-remote, then-slowest, then-subsidiary, then-the, then-they, then-tiny, then-told, then-unknown, then-unnannounced, then-unusual, then-vacant, then-vibrant. | |
Ending with "then": if-then. | |
Containing "then": fixed-then-floating, floating-then-zero, melancholy-then-strident, until-then-pleasant, what's-your-name-then-and-where-do-you-come-from-you-bloody-foreigner. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "then"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | dan, tog (accordingly, certainly, consequently, indeed, rather, so, surely, therefore), dus (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, therefore, thus), destyds. (various references) | |
Albanian | atëherë (now). (various references) | |
Arabic | في ذلك الحين, كذلك (as well, ditto, likewise, so, too), قائم آنذاك, حينذاك, علاوة على ذلك (further, furthermore, moreover, over and above, too), ذلك الحين, إذن (consequently, courtesy, ear, furlough, licence, license, lug, order, permission), إذا (if, therefore, thus, whether), إذ ذاك, أيضا (also, and, as well, furthermore, likewise, so, too, yet), ثم (another), بعدئذ (afterwards, thereafter), بعد ذلك (posteriorly, subsequently, thereafter). (various references) | |
Breton | neuze. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | също така (also, ditto, likewise, similarly), следователно (accordingly, consequently, ergo, ergon, hence, so, thence, therefore, thus), след това (after, hereupon, later on, next, since, thereafter, thereat, whereupon), тогавашен, тогава (therein, thereon, thereupon), в такъв случай (at this rate), освен това (again, also, besides, else, further, furthermore, moreover, too, withal), от онова време, значи (so), а и, пък и, после (after, afterward, further, next, thereafter, thereon, thereupon), по това време, по онова време. (various references) | |
Chinese | 而後 (after that), 繼 (afterwards, to continue, to follow after, to go on with, to inherit, to succeed), 當時 (at that time, while), 當年 (during that time, in those days, in those years), 然后, 然後 (after, after that, afterwards), 接 (after that, continue, to carry on, to follow, went on to), 乃 (only, so, therefore, thereupon, thus, to be), 便 (advantageous, cheap, convenient, easy, handy, ordinary, plain, so, thus, to relieve oneself), 則 (norm, principle, rule, standard, to follow, to imitate), 已 (afterwards, already, to stop), 就 (at once, only, right away, to approach, to move towards, to undertake). (various references) | |
Czech | potom (after, after that, hereupon, next, thereafter), pak (after, next). (various references) | |
Danish | så (like this, so, sow, that way, thus), derpå (beyond, next, thereafter), da (when), altså (accordingly, consequently, so, therefore). (various references) | |
Dutch | vervolgens (afterwards, beyond, next, subsequently, thereafter), toen (as, when), toch (accordingly, but, certainly, consequently, however, indeed, nevertheless, rather, so, surely, therefore, yet), ook weer (accordingly, consequently, so, therefore), ergo (accordingly, consequently, so, therefore), dus (accordingly, consequently, in that way, like this, so, subsequently, therefore, this way, thus), dan (afterwards, next, subsequently, than). (various references) | |
Esperanto | do (so, therefore). (various references) | |
Faeroese | tá (toe), sostatt (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, therefore, thus), so (so, such, thus). (various references) | |
Farsi | پس(ازان), متعلق بان زمان , سپس (Afterwards, Next, Thenceforth, Therefore), انگاه , انوقتی , درانوقت , دران هنگام (Therewith), بعد (Away, Dimension, Distance, Next, Subsequent). (various references) | |
Finnish | sitten (after that, afterwards, next, subsequently), silloin (at that time, at the time). (various references) | |
Flemish | dan. (various references) | |
French | alors, ensuite (thereafter, thus), puis, donc (therefore, thus). (various references) | |
French Canadian | alors. (various references) | |
Frisian | dus (accordingly, consequently, so, such, therefore, thus), doe't, doedestiids, doe (as, when), dochs (accordingly, consequently, so, therefore), destiids, dan. (various references) | |
Galician | entón. (various references) | |
German | dann (afterwards, in that case, next, subsequently), damals (at that time, in those days), folglich (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, therefore, thus), denn (accordingly, as, because, consequently, for, since, so, than, therefore), danach (according to that, accordingly, after, after it, after that, afterwards, behind that, beyond, hereafter, in accordance with that, next, thereafter, towards it), da (as, at that, at that place, because, behold, for, for the reason that, here, here are, here is, here you are, in, inasmuch as, look, over there, since, so, that, there, to that, yon, yonder). (various references) | |
Greek | έπειτα (after, afterward, afterwards, next, thereafter, thereupon), τότε. (various references) | |
Guarani | upéi. (various references) | |
Haitian Creole | enben (well then). (various references) | |
Hawaiian | atëherë, ahere. (various references) | |
Hebrew | אז (or, therefore). (various references) | |
Hungarian | akkor (at that time, at the time, at this moment, now), majd (in the next place, to be ravenously hungry, to jump out of one's skin, to shake one's side, to split one's side), azután (after, afterwards, in the next place, item, later, next, subsequently, thereafter), akkori. (various references) | |
Icelandic | þá. (various references) | |
Indonesian | waktu itu, syahdan (further, next, thereupon), maka (accordingly), lantas (afterwards), lalu (afterwards, last, pass, past), kemudian (after, afterwards). (various references) | |
Irish | ansin (there). (various references) | |
Italian | allora (at that time, in that case, in those days, now, therefore), poi (after, after all, afterward, and, and then, besides, beyond, finally, future, later, next, secondly, thereafter), dopo (after, after that, afterwards, behind, beyond, later, later on, next, past, since, subsequently, thereafter). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 然らば (if it be so, if so, in that case), 扨 (now, well), 其処で (accordingly, now, so, thereupon), させ子 (candid, clean, feeling refreshed, feeling relieved, frank, fresh, have no inkling of, neat, now, quickly, relief, some time ago, suddenly, trimmed, well, whore), でっち上げ (but, exhausted, fabrication, frame-up, however, logy, lovestruck, put-up job, so, trumped-up story, well, well then), 偖 (now, well). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | しからば (if it be so, if so, in that case), そこで (accordingly, now, so, thereupon), しゃ (borrowing, copy, describe, duplicate, gauze, house, hut, inn, mansion, now, photograph, picture, reproduce, trace, transcribe, well), さてさて (now, well), さて (now, well), では (so, well, well then). (various references) | |
Korean | 그때. (various references) | |
Luganda | ate (what about). (various references) | |
Luxembourgish | dann, da. (various references) | |
Malagasy | ary. (various references) | |
Manx | eisht (at that time). (various references) | |
Norwegian | da (when). (various references) | |
Papiamen | anto. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | enthay.(various references) | |
Polish | to (accordingly, consequently, it, so, therefore, these, this, this here), wtedy, więc (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, therefore, thus), przeto (accordingly, consequently, so, subsequently, therefore, thus). (various references) | |
Portuguese | então (at that time, now, so, still), depois (after, afterward, afterwards, behind, beyond, hereafter, next, subsequently). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | então, depois (after, beyond). (various references) | |
Romanian | atunci (than). (various references) | |
Russian | тогда. (various references) | |
Scottish | sin (that, that one, that over there, there, those, those : an sin, yonder), ma tà (however, nevertheless). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | tadašnji (former), tada (afterwards), zatim (addition: in addition, after, afterwards, hereafter, subsequently), potom (afterwards, later, next), pa (and, so, well), ono vreme, ondašnji (former), onda (afterwards, next, time: at that time), nekada (erstwhile, old: of old, sometimes, time: at one time, yore: of yore), nakon toga. (various references) | |
Slovene | potem. (various references) | |
Somali | haddaba. (various references) | |
Sotho | he, ebe. (various references) | |
Spanish | entonces (at that time, now, therefor), luego (afterwards, anon, beyond, by and by, early, in the next place, later, later on, next, now, presently, soon, subsequently, thereafter, thereupon), después (after, afterward, afterwards, behind, beyond, hereinafter, later, next, subsequently, thereafter). (various references) | |
Sranan | we (away, now, well, well then). (various references) | |
Swahili | mara kwa mara (now and then), je (hey, now, say, well, well then). (various references) | |
Swedish | sedan (... ago, after, afterwards, ago, for, later, saloon, sedan, since, since then), då (as, at that time, by the time, forasmuch as, since, when, where), alltså (accordingly, consequently, so, that is, that's, therefore, thus, well). (various references) | |
Tahitian | ra (or). (various references) | |
Thai | ในตอนนั้น, ในขณะนั้น, เวลานั้น, นอกจากนี้ (besides, furthermore), หลังจากนั้น, ดังนั้น (so, thus). (various references) | |
Turkish | zira (cos, for), ondan sonra (after that, afterwards, thereafter, whereupon), o zamanlarki, o zaman ki, o zaman (at that case, at that time, at the time, by then), o halde (at that rate, in that case), demek (bade, bid, call, observe, say, so, style, tell, term), öyleyse (if so, in that case, well). (various references) | |
Turkmen | soс (after, later), onda, юeяlelikde (well), юeяlelik bilen (so, thus), hany (whereю). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | у такому разі, той час, тодішній (once), тоді (as, now, on that, on this), потім (after, afterward, afterwards, further, in the next place, next, nextly, subsequently), далі (along, below, come on, farther, forward, forwards, further, nextly, on, onward, onwards, under). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sau đó vậy thì, rồi thì (afterward, afterwards, subsequently), như thế thì, lúc đó (now), khi ấy rồi, hồi ấy, ở thời ấy, ở thời đó, ở hồi ấy, ở hồi đó. (various references) | |
Welsh | ynteu (or, or else, otherwise), yna (there, yonder), wedyn (after, afterwards, next, subsequently). (various references) | |
Wolof | booba. (various references) | |
Yucatec | tuun. (various references) | |
Zulu | awu (now, well, well then). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | deinde, erastum, ergo, ergone, igitur, inde, mox, num, tum, tunc, tuncque. (various references) |
| Avestan | 200-600 | âdim , âat, aêtadha, aêtahmâyush, adha, at, pascaêta, tadha. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 12, Verse 26 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ei oun oute elaciston dunasqe ti peri twn loipwn merimnate |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Si ergo neque quod minimum est potestis quid de ceteris solliciti estis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Gyf ge þæt læsse ne magon. hwy synt ge be oðrum þingum ymbehydige; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Therfor if ye moun not that that is leest, what ben ye bisie of othere thingis? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Yf ye then be not able to do that thinge which is least: why take ye thought for the remmaunt? |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | If ye then are not able to do that thing which is least, why are ye anxious for the rest? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 12, Verse 26 |
| Cebuano | Ug kon kamo dili makahimo sa ingon ka gamayng butang, nganong magkabalaka pa man kamo bahin sa ubang mga butang? |
| Chinese | 這 最 小 的 事 、 你 們 尚 且 不 能 作 、 為 甚 麼 還 憂 慮 其 餘 的 事 呢 。 |
| Croatian | Ako dakle ni ono najmanje ne možete, što ste onda za ostalo zabrinuti? |
| Danish | Formå I altså ikke engang det mindste, hvorfor bekymre I eder da for det øvrige? |
| Dutch | Indien gij dan ook het minste niet kunt, wat zijt gij voor de andere dingen bezorgd? |
| Finnish | Jos siis ette voi sitäkään, mikä vähintä on, mitä te murehditte muusta? |
| French | Si donc vous ne pouvez pas même la moindre chose, pourquoi vous inquiétez-vous du reste? |
| German | So ihr denn das Geringste nicht vermöget, warum sorgt ihr für das andere? |
| Hungarian | Annakokáért ha a mi legkisebb dolog, azt sem tehetitek, mit aggodalmaskodtok a többi felõl? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kalau hal sekecil itu saja sudah tidak dapat kalian lakukan, mengapa khawatir tentang hal-hal lain? |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jikalau yang sedikit ini pun tiada dapat kamu perbuat, apakah sebabnya kamu kuatir akan lain-lain itu? |
| Latvian | Ja jûs nespçjat pat vismazâko, ko tad jûs raizçjaties par citu? |
| Manx Gaelic | Mannagh vod shiuish wheesh shen hene y yannoo, cre'n-fa ta shiu imneagh son y chooid elley? |
| Maori | A ki te kore e taea e koutou te mea nohinohi rawa, he aha i manukanuka ai ki tetahi atu? |
| Norwegian | Formår I da ikke engang det minste, hvorfor er I da bekymret for det andre? |
| Portuguese | Porquanto, se não podeis fazer nem as coisas mínimas, por que estais ansiosos pelas outras? |
| Rumanian | Deci, dacq nu puteyi face nici cel mai mic lucru, pentruce vq mai kngrijorayi de celelalte? |
| Shuar | Kame Yúpichuch ana nusha Túrachminiaitiatrumsha, ¿urukamtai Chíkich ainia nusha ti Enentáimtarum?' |
| Spanish | Pues si no podéis lo que es menos, ¿por qué estáis afanosos de lo demás? |
| Swahili | Basi, kama hamwezi kufanya jambo dogo kama hilo, kwa nini kuwa na wasiwasi juu ya yale mengine? |
| Swedish | Förmån I nu icke ens det som minst är, varför gören I eder då bekymmer för det övriga? |
| Uma | Jadi', ane to kedi' toe uma nipakulei' mpobabehi, napa pai' wori' rahi pekiri-ni? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "then": thenage, thenages, thenal, thenar, thenars, thence, thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thens. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "then": burthen, earthen, heathen, lengthen, overlengthen, restrengthen, smoothen, strengthen, wreathen, writhen, youthen. (additional references) | |
Words containing "then": asthenia, asthenias, asthenic, asthenics, asthenies, asthenosphere, asthenospheres, asthenospheric, astheny, athenaeum, athenaeums, atheneum, atheneums, authentic, authentically, authenticate, authenticated, authenticates, authenticating, authentication, authentications, authenticator, authenticators, authenticities, authenticity, burthened, burthening, burthens, calisthenic, calisthenics, earthenware, earthenwares, ethene, ethenes, euthenics, euthenist, euthenists, heathendom, heathendoms, heathenish, heathenishly, heathenism, heathenisms, heathenize, heathenized, heathenizes, heathenizing, heathens, hypersthene, hypersthenes, hypersthenic. (additional references) | |
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"Then" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ahen, athen, Ch'eng, Dheen, ethen, ethena, Gheyn, htn, Htun, ohen, Othen, Othon, phen, rhen, tehan, tenn, tenv, thano, thant, thanx, thawn, thean, thec, thed, theen, theeng, thef, theg, thei, thein, thek, thenar, thenne, thens, thenx, theo, theon, thep, thet, thewn, thex, thge, thi, thien, thinn, thino, thiq, thiv, thix, thont, thony, thren, threns, thun, thunt, thwe, tien, tren, tuen, twen, twhin, Tyen, tzen. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "then" (pronounced the"n) |
| 2 | -e" n | again, amen, Ben, Benne, bren, cayenne, comedienne, den, en, Glen, handymen, hen, Ken, lawmen, Madeleine, men, oilmen, patrolmen, pen, pitchmen, Sen, ten, Wen, when, Wren, yen. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: hent. | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-n-t" | |
-1 letter: eth, hen, het, net, nth, ten, the. | |
-2 letters: eh, en, et, he, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-n-t" | |
+1 letter: hents, neath, shent, tench, tenth, thane, thegn, thein, thens, thine. | |
+2 letters: anthem, anther, ethane, ethene, ethion, ethnic, ethnos, ethyne, hanted, hantle, hapten, hasten, henbit, hented, hetman, hinted, hinter, honest, hornet, hunted, hunter, length, nether, nother, snathe, stench, tenths, thanes, thegns, theine, theins, thenal, thenar, thence, throne, trench, whiten, zenith. | |
+3 letters: anethol, another, anthems, anthers, astheny, beneath, benthal, benthic, benthos, bethank, bethink, bethorn, burthen, chanted, chanter, chantey, chasten, cholent, chunter, chutnee, chutney, cithern, cithren, dozenth, earthen, enchant, enthral, enthuse, etchant, etching, ethanes, ethanol, ethenes, ethinyl, ethions, ethnics, ethynes, ethynyl, fishnet, gahnite, greenth, hairnet, handset, hantles, haptene, haptens, hastens, haunted, haunter, hearten, heathen, heating, hefting, hematin, henbits, henting, heptane, hetmans, hinters, histone, honesty, hornets, horrent, hotline, hotness, hunters, hutment, ichnite, inearth, inherit, khanate, kitchen, lengths, lengthy, lethean, lighten, luthern, manchet, menthol, methane, narthex, neither, neolith, nighest, nightie, nitchie, norther, notched, notcher, notches, nymphet, panther, phaeton, phenate, phonate, phytane, potheen, pschent, rethink, seventh, shantey, sheitan, shorten, shotten, shunted, shunter, sithens, snathes, stenchy, stengah, sthenia, sthenic, technic, tenches, tenthly, thanage, thanked, thanker, theelin, thegnly, theines, theming, thenage, thenars, therein, thereon, thicken, thinker, thinned, thinner, thonged, thorned, thriven, throned, thrones, thunder, thunked, thymine, tighten, toughen, tranche, unearth, unteach, unwhite, urethan, wheaten, whitens, writhen, youthen, zeniths, zithern. | |
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