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Finish your homework, then play outside.
What does Then mean?
next, after that, or at that time.
Dictionary definition
Then means at that time, after that, or next in order.
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Then in a sentence
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Back then, the town had only one school.
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Sequence words like first, next, and then help readers follow events.
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Then or than?
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Then
Next, after that, or at that time.
In a sentence We read, then drew pictures.
Than
Used when comparing things.
In a sentence My bag is lighter than yours.
Spot the difference Then concerns time or what happens next. Than introduces a comparison.
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1First fold the paper; ___ press the edges flat.
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then — The sentence gives the next step.
2This ribbon is longer ___ the red one.
Check answer 2
than — The sentence compares the ribbon lengths.
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MeaningThen means next, after that, or at that time.
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beforeUse for something earlier.
earlierUse for a previous time.
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Next, afterward, or at that time.
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