then
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
How often you will meet it
Rank 56 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 506,480 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.241% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors) also: so, and so then he leftgo left first, then right
- in that case or as a consequence if he didn't take it, then who did?keep it then if you want to
- at that time I was young thenprices were lower back then
noun
- that time; that moment we will arrive before thenwe were friends from then on
adjective
- at a specific prior time the then president
then in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
-
But then in the Church they don’t think.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
-
Then: "They must be about all there," she spoke, leaning out.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
-
Then read a short scene in detail, allowing each actor to read several parts.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
-
Then she began scraping one of the fish, and when it was cleaned she lighted the fire.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
-
These broken sentences were repeated more than once, and then she stood silent as though in a dream still.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1