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thenthen /ðen/ adverb ► then at a time in the past, or at a time in the future: My grandparents were living on the farm then, not in town.She sat down for dinner and just then the phone rang.I'll be back on Tuesday, so I'll call you then.► at that time also at the time used when saying what the situation was at a particular time in the past, when it is different now: At that time the area was farmland, but the city grew and now there are houses there.I was just five years old at the time.► at that point at that exact time during an event or period of time: He got up to speak, and at that point several people walked out.It was at that point that I began to think she was wrong.► at that stage at a particular time during a series of events: At that stage of the game they were behind by three runs.The disease can be difficult for a doctor to recognize at that stage. |