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then

/ˈðɛn/

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adverb

at that time :at the time mentioned

It was then believed (that) the Earth was flat.

She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called.

Just then he walked in.

Back then, he was living in New York.

a - used to indicate what happened or happens next

He walked down the street, then turned the corner.

First the clowns come out, (and) then the elephants and lions (come out).

b - used to indicate what should be done next

Take your first right, (and) then turn left at the light, he said.

Bring the soup to a boil, then turn down the heat and let it simmer for half an hour.

c - used to indicate something more that must be done or thought of

We need to choose the menu, rent a banquet hall, and then there are the invitations to send.

a - used to indicate what must be true or what must or should happen if something else is true or happens

If you were there, then you must have seen him.

If it rains, then we can't go.

It's raining. Then we can't go.

He confessed. The case is closed, then.

If you want it, then take it. = Take it, then, if you want it.

Hurry, then, if you want to catch the bus.

What if there should be a fire? What then? [=what will happen then?]

Then is often omitted following if.

If it rains, (then) we can't go.

b - used to say or ask about what appears to be true based on what has happened or been said

You did go, then, after all.

Your mind is made up, then?

c - used to say what has been agreed to or decided

OK, then, I'll see you at seven o'clock.

d somewhat formal - used to make a final statement that refers back to the things that have just been mentioned or described

These, then, are the things you must do.

All of us, then, must accept some blame for these problems.

used after words like all right and OK at the beginning of a statement

All right, then, let's get started.

and then some

xem some

but then

xem but

even then

xem even

(every) now and then

xem now

then and there

or chiefly Brit there and then

immediately at that place

I decided (right) then and there that I would accept the offer.

I made up my mind then and there.

noun

[singular] :that time

Since then, I've been more careful.

He advised me to wait until then.

They'll announce their decision next week. Until then, she'll just have to hope for the best.

We should get there before then.

They were friends from then on.

Nothing like that had ever happened up to then.

adjective

always used before a noun

existing at or belonging to the time mentioned

She was appointed to the position by Connecticut's then governor. [=by the person who was Connecticut's governor at that time]

* Các từ tương tự:
thence, thenceforth