how to pronounce then

/ðɛn/

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then is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of then in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… in front of me and then I think my work …”

meanings of then

adverb:

In that case.
At that time.
Soon afterward.
At the same time; on the other hand.
Used to contradict an assertion.
Next in order; in addition.

conjunction:

Obsolete spelling of than.
Misspelling of than.

adjective:

Being so at that time.

noun:

That time.

name:

A surname.

then frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word then occurs in english on average 1608.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics then can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that then can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;