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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Thiruman Archunan:

   There is no dharma greater than a word uttered by a man of conscience; there is no karma greater than a man listening to himself! Since an intention precedes action, it should be the reference point for any action.

2. Ekaterina Schulmann:

   [ The government ] is scared to make people angry, scared to leave people without bread, which will make them even angrier, people have seen a constant decline in income since 2014, support for the president has been descending since 2018. It is risky to push people even further.

3. Lance Armstrong:

   While I believe that their lawsuit against me was meritless and unfair, and while I am spending a lot of money to resolve it, I have since 2013 tried to take full responsibility for my mistakes and inappropriate conduct, and make amends wherever possible, i rode my heart out for the Postal cycling team, and was always especially proud to wear the red, white and blue eagle on my chest when competing in the Tour de France. Those memories are very real and mean a lot to me.

4. Takuya Takahashi:

   Since the Japanese market saw a deep fall on Friday, the U.S. job data offered a quick chance to buy back.

5. James Alan Fox:

   Since 1976, there have been ups and downs in incidents but there has been no trend upward or downward in mass shootings.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Since
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SINCE
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
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