What does SINCE mean?

since

Parts of Speech: adverb, conjunction, preposition.

Definitions:

• As an adverb, "since" means from a past time until now, or from a point in time in the past until a later point in time in the past.
• As a conjunction, "since" means because; given that.
• As a preposition, "since" means from a particular time or event in the past until now, or from a particular time or event in the past until a later time or event in the past.

Pronunciations:

• US: /sɪns/
• UK: /sɪns/

Origin and Usage:

The word "since" originated from the Middle English word "syns," which means "afterwards." It has been in use since the 14th century. It is commonly used in both spoken and written English.

Synonyms:

• adverb: ever since, from then till now, from then until now, from that time till now, from that time until now, hence, thence, thus.
• conjunction: as, because, considering, for, inasmuch as, seeing that, whereas.
• preposition: from, from ... until now, from ... until then, from ... up to now, from ... up to then, in the time of, since ... until now, since ... until then, since ... up to now, since ... up to then.

Related Words:

• scena
• since
• sines
• snipe
• spice

Example Sentences:

• As an adverb: "She has been living in New York since 2010."