Then
Then (ten) , adverb
[Originally the same word as than. See Than.]
1.
At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).
And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
2.
Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
3.
At another time; later; again.
One while the master is not aware of what is done, and then in other cases it may fall out to be own act.
But that opinion, I trust, by then this following argument hath been well read, will be left for one of the mysteries of an indulgent Antichrist.
Collocations (3)
By then , (a) By that time. (b) By the time that. [Obsolete]
Now and then , See under Now, adv.
Till then , until that time; until the time mentioned. — Milton
Then is often used elliptically, like an adjective, for then existing; as, the then administration.
Then , conjunction
1.
Than. [Obsolete] — Spenser
2.
In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.
If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom.
Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away.