then
/ðen/adverb
उच्चारण देन
तब, उस समय; फिर; तो
Basic word
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at that time (in the past or future); next; after that; used to show the logical result of something; in that case; also
तब, उस समय; फिर; तो
- I was a student then.
- First read, then write.
- If it rains, then we'll stay in.
+ 3 more examples
- I lived in Lucknow then.
- Add the water, then stir the mixture well.
- If you have finished your homework, then you may go out.
Synonyms at that time next afterwards so in that case
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the sequence words: first, then, next, after that, afterwards, finally.
क्रम के शब्द याद रखिए: first, then, next, after that, afterwards, finally।
§Grammar and usage
Grammar and spelling trap, asked very often: then (time or sequence: 'We ate, then we left') and than (comparison: 'taller than me'); 'If X, then Y' (conditional: 'If you study, then you will pass').
Grammar और spelling trap बहुत पूछा जाता है: then (समय या क्रम: 'We ate, then we left') और than (तुलना: 'taller than me'); 'If ..., then ...' (शर्त: 'If you study, then you will pass')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
(every) now and then (sometimes), there and then or then and there (immediately, at that place and time), but then (again) (used to introduce a contrasting idea), since then (from that time), by then (before that time), back then (at that time in the past).
Idioms: (every) now and then (कभी-कभी), there and then या then and there (तुरंत, उसी स्थान और समय पर), but then (again) (विपरीत विचार लाने के लिए), since then (तब से), by then (उस समय तक), back then (अतीत में उस समय)।