Main Entry:

¹then

Pronunciation:

\ˈthen\

Function:

adverb

Etymology:

Middle English than, then then, than, from Old English thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German denne then, than, Old English thæt that

Date:

before 12th century

1: at that time2 a: soon after that : next in order of time <walked to the door, then turned> b: following next after in order of position, narration, or enumeration : being next in a series <first came the clowns, and then came the elephants> c: in addition : besides <then there is the interest to be paid>3 a (1): in that case <take it, then, if you want it so much> (2)—used after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement <she lost the race, but then she never really expected to win> b: according to that : as may be inferred <your mind is made up, then> c: as it appears : by way of summing up <the cause of the accident, then, is established> d: as a necessary consequence <if the angles are equal, then the complements are equal>

— and then some

: with much more in addition <would require all his strength and then some>