Definition and meaning of English word "since"
since
/sɪns/
Meaning
PrepositionFrom: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. Continuously during that period of time.
How to use
The preposition 'since' is used to indicate the starting point of a period of time up to the present. It is often used with the present perfect tense. A common mistake is to use 'since' with a specific date or time in the past, which should be 'from'.
🇬🇧 English
since
Example
I've been here since yesterday.
I've been studying English since I was a child.
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- since then— since then
- since yesterday— since yesterday
- known since— known since
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Frequency rank: #707 in English
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The English word "since" means "since" in English.
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