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.

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

This combination of colours are traditional for the national team since their first game .

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

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

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

Jarrett has not competed in the series since .

Since Alfonso-Jordan was still a child , Raymond's soldiers chose William-Jordan as regent .

Transistors have replaced relays in many scopes of application since their invention .