Since

  • 21since — /sins/, adv. 1. from then till now (often prec. by ever): He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since. 2. between a particular past time and the present; subsequently: She at first refused, but has since consented. 3. ago; before now …

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  • 22since — [[t]sɪns[/t]] adv. 1) from then till now (often prec. by ever): Those elected in 1990 have been on the committee ever since[/ex] 2) between a particular past time and the present; subsequently: She at first refused, but has since consented[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

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  • 24since — /sɪns / (say sins) adverb 1. (often preceded by ever) from then till now. 2. between a particular past time and the present; subsequently: he at first refused, but has since consented. 3. ago; before now: long since. –preposition 4. continuously… …

  • 25since — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English sins, contraction of sithens, from sithen, from Old English siththan, from sīth tham after that, from sīth after, late + tham, dative of thæt that; akin to Old High German sīd later and perhaps to Latin setius… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26since — ago, since Ago is followed by that, not since, in constructions of the type It is 10 years ago that [not since] he died. Since is used without ago: e.g. It is 10 years since he died …

    Modern English usage

  • 27since — 1. adverb /sɪns/ From a specified time in the past. I had seen him previously, but hadnt seen him since. 2. preposition /sɪns/ from (time) I have known her since last year. Ant: until …

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  • 28since — Synonyms and related words: aeons ago, after, after all, after that, afterwards, ages ago, ago, as, as long as, as things go, back, back when, backward, because, behind, being, being as how, below, cause, considering, ever since, ex post facto,… …

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  • 29since — [15] Since is a contracted form of Middle English sithenes ‘since’. This in turn went back (with the addition of a final s) to Old English siththan, a compound adverb and conjunction formed from sīth ‘after’ (a relative of German seit ‘since’)… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 30since —  A common error is seen here: Since April the company stopped giving discounts to students. Since indicates action starting at a specified time in the past and continuing to the present. The verbs in sentences in which it appears must also… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors