| then | | |
| n. (time) | 1. then | that time; that moment.; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on" |
| ~ point in time, point | an instant of time.; "at that point I had to leave" |
| adj. | 2. then | at a specific prior time.; "the then president" |
| ~ past | earlier than the present time; no longer current.; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" |
| adv. | 3. and so, and then, so, then | subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors).; "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" |
| adv. | 4. then | in that case or as a consequence.; "if he didn't take it, then who did?"; "keep it then if you want to"; "the case, then, is closed"; "you've made up your mind then?"; "then you'll be rich" |
| adv. | 5. then | at that time.; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught" |
| after | | |
| adj. | 1. after | located farther aft. |
| ~ aft | (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail. |
| adv. | 2. after, afterward, afterwards, later, later on, subsequently | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time.; "he apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until afterward"; "two hours after that" |
| adv. | 3. after | behind or in the rear.; "and Jill came tumbling after" |
| afterward | | |
| later | | |
| adj. | 1. later, posterior, ulterior | coming at a subsequent time or stage.; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" |
| ~ subsequent | following in time or order.; "subsequent developments" |
| adj. | 2. late, later | at or toward an end or late period or stage of development.; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" |
| ~ advanced | comparatively late in a course of development.; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion" |
| ~ tardive | late-occurring (especially with reference to symptoms of a disease).; "tardive dyskinesia" |
| adv. | 3. by and by, later | at some eventual time in the future.; "By and by he'll understand"; "I'll see you later" |
| adv. | 4. later | comparative of the adverb `late'.; "he stayed later than you did" |
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