since
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/sɪn(t)s/]
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Senses
1. since (adv) — sense 1
Definition: From a specified time in the past.
Example: I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.
2. since (prep) — sense 2
Definition: 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.: Continuously during that period of time.
Example: I'd known her only since the previous year, so from/since the moment we got married we’ve quarrelled.
3. since (prep) — sense 3
Definition: 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.: At certain points during that period of time.
Example: "Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite.
4. since (conj) — sense 4
Definition: From the time that.
Example: I have loved you since I first met you.
5. since (conj) — sense 5
Definition: Because.
Example: Since you didn't call, we left without you.
6. since (conj) — sense 6
Definition: When or that.
Example: O ſir Iohn, doe you remember ſince wee lay all night in the Winde-mill, in S Georges field.
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