syne
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9.9
From that time until now
- adverb
- Literature
:
desde
- It's been quiet here syne the storm passed.
Examples
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He left for Edinburgh and was not seen syne.
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Much has changed syne those days in the old village.
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We have not spoken syne last winter.
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I haven't seen him syne last summer.
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The village has grown larger syne we lived there.
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It has been peaceful syne the new mayor took office.
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We have all matured a lot syne our school days.
Synonyms
since
vssyne
∞
1.0
From that time until now
is the regional Scottish form used mainly in time expressions
Idioms
Compounds
auld lang syne
- Literature
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9.9
A traditional Scottish song often sung at midnight on New Year's Eve to remember old friends and past times
Surface Forms
syne positive
Etymology
Syne comes from an old English word that meant 'since' or 'after', and it shares the same root as modern since, so remember syne as the Scots way to say 'since then' or 'from that time until now'.