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since
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adverb
- from then till now (often preceded by ever ):
He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
- between a particular past time and the present; subsequently:
She at first refused, but has since consented.
- before now; ago:
long since.
preposition
- continuously from or counting from:
It has been warm since noon.
- between a past time or event and the present:
There have been many changes since the war.
conjunction
- in the period following the time when:
He has written once since he left.
- continuously from or counting from the time when:
He has been busy since he came.
- because; inasmuch as:
Since you're already here, you might as well stay.
since
/ sɪns /
preposition
- during or throughout the period of time after
since May it has only rained once
conjunction
- sometimes preceded by ever continuously from or starting from the time when
since we last met, important things have happened
- seeing that; because
since you have no money, you can't come
adverb
- since that time
he left yesterday and I haven't seen him since
Usage Note
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Word History and Origins
Origin of since1
Word History and Origins
Origin of since1
Idioms and Phrases
see greatest thing since sliced bread .Example Sentences
In August, Trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed Trump Plaza.
One, of course, is the long-since established State of Israel.
But U.S. governments of both parties long-since opposed settlements, and the speech was far from combative.
Obviously the 16 words [the since-discredited claim that Saddam tried to buy uranium] were bogus.
Aunt Gretchen has long-since lost the smooth silhouette for which the Nicholas women are noted.
She drew Esmay after her down the draughty passage that led to the offices of the long-since-deserted dwelling-house.
The long-since dismantled Abbey of Lanercost had its origin in a tragedy.
How can we reasonably expect that the road back to our long-since forsaken God is to be smooth, pleasant, velvet-covered.
Since-355- thou must become as mortals are, and the slave of man, I will guard thee from all but the brave.
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What are other ways to say since?
The conjunction since means “because” or “inasmuch as.” How is it different from because, as, for, and inasmuch as? Find out on Thesaurus.com.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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