since

American  

[sins] / sɪns /

adverb

1. from then till now (often preceded byever ).

   He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.

2. between a particular past time and the present; subsequently.

   She at first refused, but has since consented.

3. before now; ago.

   long since.

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preposition

1. continuously from or counting from.

   It has been warm since noon.

2. between a past time or event and the present.

   There have been many changes since the war.

conjunction

1. in the period following the time when.

   He has written once since he left.

2. continuously from or counting from the time when.

   He has been busy since he came.

3. because; inasmuch as.

   Since you're already here, you might as well stay.

since British  

/ sɪns /

preposition

1. during or throughout the period of time after

   since May it has only rained once

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conjunction

1. (sometimes preceded by ever) continuously from or starting from the time when

   since we last met, important things have happened

2. seeing that; because

   since you have no money, you can't come

adverb

1. since that time

   he left yesterday and I haven't seen him since

since Idioms  

1. see greatest thing since sliced bread.

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Usage

See as ¹.

Etymology

Origin of since

First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English (adverb) syns, sinnes “thereupon, afterwards,” Middle English (adverb and conjunction) sithenes “afterwards, from (the specified time), because,” equivalent to sithen “after that, since” ( Old English siththan, originally sīth thām “after that”) + -es; sith, -s ¹

Example Sentences

BTS has not released music as a group since June 2022, as they took a break to explore individual music careers and later underwent mandatory military service.

From BBC

Since 2022, major tech companies like Amazon, Meta, Google, Microsoft and others have slashed their workforces by laying off tens of thousands of people each year.

From BBC

Since Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stood down as its chief executive four years ago, his successor Andy Jassy has led the company through several rounds of layoffs in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

From BBC

"I don't think any child should get IPP because what you go through," he said, speaking for the first time since his release from prison last week.

From BBC

Texas Instruments offered another hopeful sign of recovery in the market for analog chips, with management forecasting something that hasn’t happened since 2010.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• afterward
• ago
• already
• later
• therefore