Meaning & use

then

adverb·Everyday

At that time in the past or future, or next in a sequence of events.

See it in a sentence

We visited Rome first and then spent a week in Florence.

If it rains tomorrow, then the picnic will move indoors.

A note on using this word

"Then" also introduces the result in conditional sentences ("if... then"), a use distinct from its meaning of time or sequence.

Words with a similar meaning

nextafterwardsubsequently

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