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  • 11Then- — [vermutlich Kurzw. aus Thiophen ]: Trivialstamm in Bez. von Verb., die sich von 2 Methylthiophen ableiten, z. B. Thenoesäure, Thenyl …

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  • 12then — *therefore, hence, consequently, accordingly, so …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13then — [[t]ðe̱n[/t]] ♦ 1) ADV: ADV with cl, oft prep ADV Then means at a particular time in the past or in the future. He wanted to have a source of income after his retirement; until then, he wouldn t require additional money... She eventually decided… …

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  • 14then — as·then·ic; as·then·o·lith; au·then·ti·cal·ly; au·then·ti·cate; au·then·ti·ca·tion; au·then·ti·ca·tor; au·then·tic·i·ty; bur·then; bur·then·some; cal·is·then·ic; cal·is·then·ics; car·mar·then·shire; chlo·ro·then; de·mos·then·ic; eu·then·ics;… …

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  • 15then — then1 W1S1 [ðen] adv [: Old English; Origin: thonne, thAnne] 1.) at a particular time in the past or future ▪ I wish I had known then what I know now. ▪ It was then that I realised she d tricked me. ▪ He started his career in St Petersburg or… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16then — 1 /Den/ adverb 1 at a particular time in the past or future: It was then that I realised she d tricked me. | I used to go to school with Mavis Butterwick, or Mavis O Brien as she then was. | The furniture is being delivered next week so until… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17then */*/*/ — UK [ðen] / US adjective, adverb Summary: Then can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: I was still at school then. as an adjective (only before a noun): the then prime minister, Harold Wilson 1) at that time a) at a particular time in the …

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  • 18then — /dhen/, adv. 1. at that time: Prices were lower then. 2. immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again. 3. next in order of time: We ate, then we started home. 4. at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then… …

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  • 19then*/*/*/ — [ðen] grammar word summary: Then can be: ■ an adverb: I was still at school then. ■ an adjective: the then prime minister, Harold Wilson 1) at a particular time in the past or in the future ‘Did you hear him when he left the house? ‘Yes, I heard… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 20then — I. 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 time 2. a. soon after that ; next in order of time <&#8230; …

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