since

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

depuis

seit

desde

weil

sinds

ya que

puisque

da

porque

omdat

aangezien

poiché

sedert

επειδή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: syns

Inherited from Old English: sīþþan

Cognate with Dutch: sinds

Cognate with German: seit

Cognate with Danish: siden

Cognate with Icelandic: síðan

Cognate with Scots: 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”).

Sentences

He has been doing so ever since it fell dark .

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

I haven't been able to shake him since .

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

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

Since then Walser has been working as a freelance author .