since

preposition, adjective

Definition: (Preposition) From a specific time in the past until now; (Adjective) Belonging to a time in the past

Example: I have been studying English since I was a child.

French: depuis
German: seit
Italian: da
Spanish: desde

Etymology

From Old English "siththan", meaning "after that, afterwards"

Synonyms

from, after, because

Collocates for 'since'

ever •, • they, long •, time •, • that, years •, • then, that •, especially •, • there, passed •, • their, been •, • this, • been, months •, days •, have •, • last, changed •, • your, seen •, weeks •, • before, times •, happened •, them •, here •, there •, • childhood, year •, • leaving, • yesterday, hours •, elapsed •, while •, done •, known •, much •, • early, week •, • those, other •, • coming, this •, particularly •, • these, • most, hour •, eaten •

Frequency and 5grams for English word 'since'

263 since (prep, adj) 0,03037% for the first time since, been a long time since, a long time since I (he), the first time since he (the, she), since the beginning of the

Words containing lemma 'since' in its full form

sincere
insincere
sincerely
sincerity
insincerity
disincentive