then

adverb/ðen/CEFR A1

তখন, তারপর

Meaning

At that time, or next in order.

Example sentences

We were in class six then.তখন আমরা ষষ্ঠ শ্রেণিতে ছিলাম।
Boil the rice, then add salt.ভাত ফোটাও, তারপর লবণ দাও।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: afterwards, next

Similar words, and what each means

afterwards
পরে, তারপর
At a later time than the event already mentioned.
next
পাশের, পরবর্তী
Nearest in place, or coming immediately after in order.

Other English words for “তখন, তারপর”

subsequently
Afterwards; later.
afterwards
At a later time than the event already mentioned.

Idioms using “then”

Now and then
মাঝে মাঝে

“then” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Find the owner first, then put the apostrophe immediately after the owner word. Owner + ' + s.
Possessive Case in English ('s, s' and of) →
Then the same student writes it in an IELTS essay and loses a band.
Stative Verbs: Which Verbs Cannot Take -ing →
Then comes “barking up the wrong tree”, which comes from hunting dogs that chase an animal up one tree and then bark at another, and there is no Bangla road into it at all.
English Idioms about Nature →

Where this word is used

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“then” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • তখন, তারপর
- • পূর্বে, আগে
- • সম্পূর্ণরূপে, একেবারেই
- • উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে, বিশেষত
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তখন, তারপর — then (adverb) — তখন, তারপর. At that time, or next in order.
Which word is closest in meaning to “then”?
- • afterwards
- • recklessly
- • together
- • moreover
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afterwards — afterwards — পরে, তারপর. At a later time than the event already mentioned.

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