Then | Mean of then in English Dictionary

/ˈðɛn/

• at that time
1. It was then believed (that) the Earth was flat.
2. She lived in the Soviet Union, as it then was called.
3. Just then he walked in.
4. Back then, he was living in New York.
• immediately at that place
1. I decided (right) then and there that I would accept the offer.
2. I made up my mind then and there.
• Noun
• that time
1. Since then, I've been more careful.
2. He advised me to wait until then.
3. They'll announce their decision next week. Until then, she'll just have to hope for the best.
4. We should get there before then.
5. They were friends from then on.
6. Nothing like that had ever happened up to then.

• existing at or belonging to the time mentioned
1. She was appointed to the position by Connecticut's then governor. [=by the person who was Connecticut's governor at that time]