What does but then mean?

Definitions for but then
but then

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word but then.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. on the other hand, then again, but thenadverb

    (contrastive) from another point of view

    "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"

Wiktionary

  1. but thenconjunction

    then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.

ChatGPT

  1. but then

    "But then" is a phrase that is used to introduce a contrast or an unexpected or contradictory situation, typically something which changes the expected course events or context of a given situation. It often implies a change in thought, direction, or action, or a shift from what was previously stated or understood.

How to pronounce but then?

How to say but then in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of but then in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of but then in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of but then in a Sentence

  1. Chief Financial Officer Julie Brown:

    We expect this to continue into Q2, but then we will have lapped this issue from Q3 onwards.

  2. Will Smith:

    What Robin Williams did with this character - he just didn't leave a lot of room to add to the genie. So I started off fearful but then when I got with the music, it just started waking up that fun, childlike, silly part of me, this was the most joyful experience of my career.

  3. John Porter:

    Health care has been very slow to embrace and adopt technology, all of the big tech firms have looked at health care as an area they can get into and make better. But then they see how complicated it is. There are privacy issues, and an insanely convoluted payment system.

  4. Peter Goelz:

    They talked extensively about whether we should give a random member of the flight crew... an ability to enter the cockpit, but then they decided that that was just from a security standpoint you couldn't guarantee that outsiders wouldn't learn that.

  5. Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner:

    Otherwise there will consequently be only two possibilities : either we carry on as until now, or there will be strict controls at the borders, but then we must presume that images of force will emerge, that the use of force will be necessary.


Translations for but then

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for but then »

Translation

Find a translation for the but then definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"but then." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/but+then>.

Discuss these but then definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for but then? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    an embarrassing mistake
    A aberrate
    B knead
    C fluster
    D flub

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for but then: