The Clue
A partner of there (4 letter answer)
The Answer
THEN
Tags
Notes
The answer THEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 130 puzzles.
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Bygone era
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Storyteller's link
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Transitional word
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Definition
THEN as a noun:
1. that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
THEN as an adjective:
1. at a specific prior time; "the then president"
THEN as an adverb:
1. (then, so, and so, and 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"
2. 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"
3. at that time; "I was young then"; "prices were lower back then"; "science as it was then taught"