What does since mean?
Definitions for since
sɪnssince
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Wiktionary
sinceadverb
From a specified time in the past.
I had seen him previously, but hadn't seen him since.
sinceconjunction
from the time that
I have loved you since I first met you.
sinceconjunction
because
Since you didn't call, we left without you.
sincepreposition
From (time).
I have known her since last year.
Etymology: From syns, sinnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (+ -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from siþþan, from the phrase, from siþ + þæm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with sinds, seit, siden.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sinceadverb
Etymology: formed by contraction from sithence, or siththence, from siðe , Saxon.
Since the clearest discoveries we have of other spirits, besides God and our own souls, are imparted by revelation, the information of them should be taken from thence. John Locke.
Since truth and constancy are vain,
Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
Nor force of reason can persuade,
Then let example be obey’d. George Granville.Am not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since I was thine unto this day? Numb. xxii. 30.
He is the most improved mind since you saw him, that ever was, without shifting into a new body. Alexander Pope.
About two years since, it so fell out, that he was brought to a great lady’s house. Philip Sidney.
Spies held me in chase, that I was forc’d to wheel
Three or four miles about; else had I, sir,
Half an hour since, brought my report. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.A law was made no longer since than the twenty eighth of Henry the eighth. John Davies, Hist. of Ireland.
How many ages since has Virgil writ? Wentworth Dillon.
Sincepreposition.
After; reckoning from some time past to the time present.
He since the morning hour set out from heav’n. John Milton.
If such a man arise, I have a model by which he may build a nobler poem than any extant since the ancients. Dryden.
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since
Since is a conjunction that introduces a condition or cause that started at a certain point in time and continues into the present or a specific point in the past. It indicates the reason or time period that brought about a particular situation or event.
Webster Dictionary
Sinceadverb
from a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since
Sinceadverb
in the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago
Sinceadverb
when or that
Since
from the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object
Since
seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that
Etymology: [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens, sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. Besides) from OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS. sian, syan, seoan, afterward, then, since, after; properly, after that; fr. s after, later, adv. and prep. (originally a comparative adv., akin to OS. s afterward, since, OHG. sd, G. seit since, Goth. seius late, ni anaseis no longer) + on instrumental of the demonstrative and article. See That.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Since
sins, adv. from the time that: past: ago.—prep. after: from the time of.—conj. seeing that: because: considering. [M. E. sins, sithens—A.S. síth-thám, lit. 'after that,' from síth, late (Ger. seit), and thám, dat. of thæt, that.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'since' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #281
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'since' in Written Corpus Frequency: #738
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'since' in Adverbs Frequency: #250
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of since in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of since in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of since in a Sentence
This is a big deal, it is the biggest shock to the oil markets since [ Hurricane ] Katrina. And like Hurricane Katrina it will likely haunt us for months, at least weeks.
Many Korean players, the way they use their bodies, they grind out their joints, they are worn out mentally and physically, they have practiced so much since they were young and are so devoted and hard working, it's like they reach their golfing capacity or limit too early, too young.
I really don't know what's going on with my leg right now, it sucks, especially since I didn't want to get injured this close to the Open, and now I'm kind of worried a little bit.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly:
The drop in apprehensions shows a marked change in trends, since the administration’s implementation of executive orders to enforce immigration laws, apprehensions and inadmissible activity is trending toward the lowest monthly total in at least the last five years.
Since coming on, I’ve had a few years getting to do some very interesting work, this has been an opportunity to really hone the skills that I had developed kind of from a startup and business development consulting world. I’d always been corporate adjacent, never in corporate. Just getting to see kind of the processes in a corporate structure, in a big company like Visa that gets to touch like every other company in the world is very eye-opening.
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- منذArabic
- od té dobyCzech
- sidenDanish
- schon seitGerman
- ΑπόGreek
- ekdeEsperanto
- desdeSpanish
- از آنجا کهPersian
- siitä asti kunFinnish
- depuisFrench
- के बाद सेHindi
- mivelHungarian
- ի վերArmenian
- sejakIndonesian
- daItalian
- מאזHebrew
- 以来Japanese
- ಅಂದಿನಿಂದKannada
- 이후Korean
- quiaLatin
- sindsDutch
- sidenNorwegian
- odPolish
- Desde aPortuguese
- de candRomanian
- посколькуRussian
- eftersomSwedish
- முதல்Tamil
- నుండిTelugu
- ตั้งแต่Thai
- dan beriTurkish
- з тих пірUkrainian
- چونکہUrdu
- từVietnamese
- זינטYiddish
- 因为Chinese
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