Definitions for since
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WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. sinceadverb

   From a specified time in the past.

   I had seen him previously, but hadn't seen him since.

2. sinceconjunction

   from the time that

   I have loved you since I first met you.

3. sinceconjunction

   because

   Since you didn't call, we left without you.

4. sincepreposition

   From (time).

   I have known her since last year.

5. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sinceadverb

   Etymology: formed by contraction from sithence, or siththence, from siðe , Saxon.

   1. Because that.

   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.

   2. From the time that.

   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.

   3. Ago; before this.

   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.

2. 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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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Sinceadverb

   from a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since

2. Sinceadverb

   in the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago

3. Sinceadverb

   when or that

4. 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

5. Since

   seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that

6. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'since' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #281

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'since' in Written Corpus Frequency: #738

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'since' in Adverbs Frequency: #250

Anagrams for since »

1. *nices

2. scien

3. senci

How to pronounce since?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of since in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of since in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of since in a Sentence

1. Iraida Lopez:

   It's been a while since Cuba has been changing. The U.S. has arrived very late.

2. Alec Baldwin:

   It's strange to go back to work, i haven't worked since October 21 of last year when this horrible thing happened on the set of this film and the accidental death of our cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

3. Bruce Lee:

   Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and growth. To me, the function and duty of a quality human being is the sincere and honest development of one's potential.

4. Henry Aaron:

   It would certainly help( The US Mint) meet their targets. for the rest of the economy, the impact would be de minimis. But that's an argument for doing it. Since we're spending money pointlessly, why not save a little where we can ?

5. David Beasley:

   We're facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War Two.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Since
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/since
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=since