adverb · A1

Then

THEN/ðen/

Next in a story, or at that time: then. We ate, then we left. Then is not than (comparison: bigger than). If… then… can show a result, but at A1 start with sequence: first… then… After that is a similar linker.

Meaning

At that time, or next after that.

Examples

“We had lunch and then we walked.”
“Wash the fruit, then cut it.”
“I was a student then.”

Good to know

first… then… Sequence word. Not than (comparisons).

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