since

[Since]

Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.

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From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.


adv.
From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.

adv.
In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.

adv.
When or that.

prep.
From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.

conj.
Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.


Since

Since , adv. [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'c6 after, later, adv. and prep. (originally a comparative adv., akin to OS. s'c6 afterward, since, OHG. s'c6d, G. seit since, Goth. seipus late, ni anaseis no longer) + on instrumental of the demonstrative and article. See That.] 1. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
We since become the slaves to one man's lust.
2. In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
w many ages since has Virgil writ?
About two years since, it so fell out, that he was brought to a great lady's house.
3. When or that. [Obs.]
Do you remember since we lay all night in the windmill in St. George's field?

Since

Since, prep. From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.
The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming.
I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any extant since the ancients.

Since

Since, conj. Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
Since that my penitence comes after all, Imploring pardon.
Since truth and constancy are vain, Since neither love, nor sense of pain, Nor force of reason, can persuade, Then let example be obeyed.
Syn. -- Because; for; as; inasmuch as; considering. See Because.

From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him 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.

Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.

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Usage Examples

'Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era,' the Whitney Museum's 40th-anniversary trip down counterculture memory lane, provides moments of buzzy fun, but it'll leave you only comfortably numb. For starters, it may be the whitest, straightest, most conservative show seen in a New York museum since psychedelia was new.

Any film I do is not going to change the way black women have been portrayed, or black people have been portrayed, in cinema since the days of D.W. Griffith.

All my children have spoken for themselves since they first learned to speak, and not always with my advance approval, and I expect that to continue in the future.

All my graduation money went to paying for bartending classes so I could have a side gig. I bartended for two months before I was supposed to move to New York and then two months later I got the job as an understudy in 'Sister Act' and haven't looked back since.

Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness, not pain or mindless self-indulgence, is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.

And thus goes segregation which is the most far-reaching development in the history of the Negro since the enslavement of the race.

A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, 'Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza.' I was like, 'Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!'

And it took me, since I was 17 and left home, running from God, to now, as a 30-year-old man, when I honestly feel like I've come full circle and my heart's finally in the right place.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

All my jobs have been with food in one way or another since 1948. My parents were in the hotel business, and I just loved the warm hearted people who worked so hard with such good humor.

Another side to me is this very sexual being. When I look back on my life, it's always been there. It's been there since I was 10 years old, having the imagination that I had.

A civilization is a heritage of beliefs, customs, and knowledge slowly accumulated in the course of centuries, elements difficult at times to justify by logic, but justifying themselves as paths when they lead somewhere, since they open up for man his inner distance.

Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses.

And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943, both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that a knowledge of sequences could contribute much to our understanding of living matter.

'Good Morning America' exploited Joan Lunden's pregnancy, but you won't see me bringing my babies on the air. The only reason I'm talking about the babies at all is that they've been with me on the show since I became pregnant. After a while, I had to acknowledge this pumpkin tummy.

And I have lived since - as you have - in a period of cold war, during which we have ensured by our achievements in the science and technology of destruction that a third act in this tragedy of war will result in the peace of extinction.

All through the years since World War II, the Japanese people have, I am convinced, made strenuous efforts to preserve and promote world peace, contributing to the progress and prosperity of mankind.

And I watch 'Saturday Night Live' religiously, I have since I was a little boy. I watch it basically like one of my favorite sports teams.

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