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but then

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

Conjunction

but then

  1. (idiomatic) Then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.
    • He may finish writing his novel next year; but then, he may never finish.

but then meaning in Vietnamese

but then in Vietnamese

then again, on the other hand
thế nhưng

Questions about but then

What does but then mean?
But then means then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.
What is but then in Vietnamese?
But then in Vietnamese is thế nhưng. See But then meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is but then?
But then is a conjunction.

Words near but then in the dictionary

  1. but hey
  2. but if
  3. but me no buts
  4. but seriously folks
  5. but that
  6. but then
  7. but who's counting
  8. but's
  9. but-
  10. buta
  11. butabarbital

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