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

ever since

if

when

inasmuch as

by

ago

owing to

whereas

seeing

due to

as long as

seeing that

considering that

because of

now that

then

through

of

afterwards

whence

only

inasmuch

on

🔛

cause

thenceforth

so

before

behind

by reason of

bounds

forasmuch

given that

period

later

like

limits

place to leave off

closing sentence

all there is

now

end

🔚

off

on account of

thereafter

last

until

henceforth

away from

subsequently

while

in case

beginning

thence forward

if-then

a

a

'cause

across

after that

a long time

as if

as of

as soon as

be

considering

down

forasmuchas

formerly

from behind

from then on

from there

gone

however

in order to

insofar as

insomuch

in view of the fact that

nevertheless

once upon a time

out of

over

past

previous

previously

prior to

since then

solely

so long as

such as

syne

take

than

thanks to

thence

therefore

till now

where

you see

long time ago

beginning with

due to the fact that

from which

it

🇮🇹

starting from

reason why

from when

from this moment

inasmuc as

oweing to

having begun

from the time

it being so

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪns/

Etymology

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 .

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

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 .

The majority of these stores have since been rebranded as Vision Express .

Since then Walser has been working as a freelance author .