since

[US]/sɪns/
[UK]/sɪns/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

prep. from a past time until now; starting from a particular time in the past
adv. from a past time until now
conj. because; from a past time until now

Phrases & Collocations

ever since

since then

long since

since when

Example Sentences

a name long since forgotten.

How long since is it?

It was not long since that I returned.

they had been friends since girlhood.

an aunt of mine, long since gone.

the landscape, familiar since childhood, was not worthy of remark.

the worst property slump since the war.

Since then, they lost their ability to communicate with an audience.

Since death of life had reft him.

Since summer was first leavy.

They have been friends since childhood.

She's been skiing since childhood.

It's been an age since we met.

The television's been dead since the storm.

It's fully an hour since he left.

It is three years since he graduated.

I have not seen him since then.

The ornate mairie (town hall) has been there since the Revolution, and the church or cathedral since the Middle Ages.

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