since

Betekenis (Engels)

Adv

From a specified time in the past.

Prep

1. From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.
2. From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.

Conj

1. From the time that.
2. Because.
3. (obsolete) When or that.

Concepten

sinds

aangezien

omdat

sedert

daar

vanaf

wijl

vermits

want

sindsdien

met ingang van

al vanaf

geleden

gelet op

gezien

dan

vervolgens

wijl

Synoniemen

because

as

for

from

after

when

if

ever since

by

inasmuch as

ago

due to

whereas

owing to

seeing

considering that

because of

as long as

seeing that

through

afterwards

then

now that

of

whence

so

cause

inasmuch

on

🔛

thenceforth

before

only

until

end

🔚

away from

limits

like

later

thereafter

last

period

in case

bounds

subsequently

behind

henceforth

beginning

off

on account of

now

Vertalingen

depuis

seit

desde

weil

da

ya que

puisque

porque

poiché

επειδή

porque

da

parce que

quod

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɪns/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: syns

Overgenomen van Oudengels: sīþþan

Verwant aan Nederlands: sinds

Verwant aan Duits: seit

Verwant aan Deens: siden

Verwant aan IJslands: síðan

Verwant aan Schots: syne

In summary

From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”).

Zinnen

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

Hij doet dit sinds het donker werd.

Robert Soto has been dancing since he was eight years old .

Robert Soto danst sinds hij acht jaar oud was.

I haven't been able to shake him since .

Ik heb hem sindsdien niet meer kunnen schudden.

After nearly three years since the beginning of the rebellion , Miki castle finally surrendered .

Na bijna drie jaar sinds het begin van de opstand, gaf Miki Castle zich eindelijk over.

Detailed reactions were taken after six months and since then regular monitoring was conducted .

Gedetailleerde reacties werden genomen na zes maanden en sindsdien werd regelmatig monitoring uitgevoerd.

Since then Walser has been working as a freelance author .

Sindsdien werkt Walser als freelance auteur.