then

then1 1 at a particular time in the past or future 2 used to say what happens next or what you do next 3a) used when saying what the result of a situation or action will be b) spoken used when you think that something is probably true because of what you know about the situation 4 but then (again)used to say that although something is true, something else is also true which makes the first thing seem less important 5 spoken a) used at the beginning of a conversation or activity b) used at the end of a conversation, especially to show that something has been agreed c) used to show that you are saying something because of what someone has just said 6 used to add something to what you have just mentioned 7 used to refer back to what you have just been talking about 8 then and there also there and then immediately then2 only before noun used when mentioning the person who had a particular job, title, or position at a time in the past (@ Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)