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since
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adverb
- from then till now (often preceded by ever ):
He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
- between a particular past time and the present; subsequently:
She at first refused, but has since consented.
- before now; ago:
long since.
preposition
- continuously from or counting from:
It has been warm since noon.
- between a past time or event and the present:
There have been many changes since the war.
conjunction
- in the period following the time when:
He has written once since he left.
- continuously from or counting from the time when:
He has been busy since he came.
- because; inasmuch as:
Since you're already here, you might as well stay.
since
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preposition
- during or throughout the period of time after
since May it has only rained once
conjunction
- sometimes preceded by ever continuously from or starting from the time when
since we last met, important things have happened
- seeing that; because
since you have no money, you can't come
adverb
- since that time
he left yesterday and I haven't seen him since
Usage Note
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Idioms and Phrases
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A global trade war sparked by President Trump's tariffs has plunged the U.S. stock market into a spiral that hasn't been seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
It was the sharpest weekly drop since March 2020, The New York Times reported.
He has since had "a complete transformation", she said.
Since then, they have fostered 16 children.
It's been 56 years since all four members last recorded together.
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The conjunction since means “because†or “inasmuch as.†How is it different from because, as, for, and inasmuch as? Find out on .Ìý
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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