since

since
[[t]sɪns[/t]]
adv.
1) from then till now (often prec. by ever):
Those elected in 1990 have been on the committee ever since[/ex]
2) between a particular past time and the present; subsequently:
She at first refused, but has since consented[/ex]
3) ago; before now:
long since[/ex]
4) continuously from or counting from:
It has been raining since noon[/ex]
5) between a past time or event and the present:
There have been many changes since the war[/ex]
6) in the period following the time when:
He has written once since he left[/ex]
7) continuously from or counting from the time when:
I've been busy since I arrived[/ex]
8) because; inasmuch as:
Since you're already here, you might as well stay[/ex]
Etymology: 1400–50; late ME syns, sinnes, ME sithenes afterwards, from (the specified time) =sithen after that, since (OE siththan, orig. sīth thām after that) +-es -s I usage: See as I .

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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