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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
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They exorcised their rivalry demons by defeating the Trojans in the Big Ten tournament for their first conference tournament championship since 2006.
She hasn't bought another pair of Levi's jeans since.
But on the outskirts of Delta, there is a cluster of steel businesses that have been here since the 1990s and which may be better placed in a new era of American protectionism.
Aleksei’s girlfriend shows up at the White Lotus and kills Kate, mistaking her for Laurie since no one could tell them apart since childhood.
Since then, he said, he’s worked in the jails, been a chief’s executive aide, served as spokesman under the last administration and currently is watch commander at the Palmdale sheriff’s station.
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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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