then
adj : at a specific prior time; "the then president" [syn: {then(a)}]
n : that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we
were friends from then on"
adv 1: 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" [syn: {so}, {and so}, {and then}]
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"