since
∞
1.0
- subordinating conjunction
- /sɪns/
:
desde que
- She has felt happier since she began her new job.
- ever since
- years since
- since you passed
Meaning Kyla has been acting since she's a little kid.
- Meaning Kyla has been acting since she's a little kid.
- That is the creepiest political promise since George HW Bush said this.
- And every single time of my life since I've left that school.
- And, you know, since I gave up, I surrendered control.
- So, you know, we just since then we've been rocking.
Examples
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And how long has it been since you were discharged?
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Ever since I was a child, I've dreamed of coming here.
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It's a great time for us to test, since I like it.
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"Clearly, a lot had changed for the law in the nine months since it had passed."
Academic text (2011) -
"I know, but it's been almost two weeks since we had a chance to be together.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's been so long since I've been back to work.
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He's been with the company since before the plant was built.
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"I've thought about this conversation a lot since you asked," President Bush said.
Academic text (2011) -
I have been learning Spanish since I moved to Mexico.
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Since the project started, we have made significant progress.
Synonyms
To connect two parts of a sentence to show what happened after
Idioms
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6.9
A very useful new thing that people say is great
Surface Forms
Etymology
Since comes from the old English root sith meaning 'after that time', so it naturally links two parts of a sentence to show when something started. That's why 'since he finished university' tells us the time from which the action began.