Since

  • 11since — mid 15c., synnes, from sithenes since, from sithen (plus adverbial genitive es), from O.E. siððan then, later, after that, originally sið ðan after that, from sið after + ðan, weakened form of ðam, dative of ðæt (see THAT (Cf …

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  • 12since — index thereafter Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 13since — conj *because, for, as, inasmuch as …

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  • 14since — ► PREPOSITION ▪ in the period between (the time mentioned) and the time under consideration. ► CONJUNCTION 1) during or in the time after. 2) for the reason that; because. ► ADVERB 1) from the time mentioned until the present or the time under… …

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  • 15since — 1 conjunction (used with the present perfect and the past perfect tenses) 1 at a time after a particular time or event in the past: In the 12 months since I last wrote to you a lot has happened to me. | I can t have seen him since 1983. | It s… …

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  • 16Sincé — San Luis de Sincé Bandera …

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  • 17since */*/*/ — UK [sɪns] / US adverb, conjunction, preposition Summary: Since can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): Everything has changed so much since last spring. as an adverb (without a following noun): She left home in… …

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  • 18since — [[t]sɪ̱ns[/t]] ♦ 1) PREP You use since when you are mentioning a time or event in the past and indicating that a situation has continued from then until now. Jacques Arnold has been a member of parliament since 1987... She had a sort of breakdown …

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  • 19since*/*/*/ — [sɪns] grammar word summary: Since can be: ■ a preposition: Everything has changed so much since last spring. ■ an adverb: She left home in 1993 and hasn t been seen since. ■ a conjunction: Paul s had several different jobs since he left school.… …

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  • 20since — prep., conj., & adv. prep. throughout, or at a point in, the period between (a specified time, event, etc.) and the time present or being considered (must have happened since yesterday; has been going on since June; the greatest composer since… …

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