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since

Pronunciation: /sɪn(t)s/

The English word “since” has 6 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. From a specified time in the past.

preposition

  1. Continuously during that period of time.
  2. At certain points during that period of time.

conjunction

  1. From the time that.
  2. Because.
  3. When or that.

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…

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