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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Since \Since\, prep.
     From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to;
     subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time
     for the object.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. --Gen.
                                                    xxx. 30.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any
           extant since the ancients.               --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Since \Since\ (s[i^]ns), adv. [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens,
     sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. Besides) from
     OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS.
     si[eth][eth]an, sy[eth][eth]an, seo[eth][eth]an, afterward,
     then, since, after; properly, after that; fr. s[=i][eth]
     after, later, adv. and prep. (originally a comparative adv.,
     akin to OS. s[=i][eth] afterward, since, OHG. s[=i]d, G. seit
     since, Goth. sei[thorn]us late, ni [thorn]anasei[thorn]s no
     longer) + [eth]on instrumental of the demonstrative and
     article. See That.]
     1. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month
        ago, and I have not seen him since.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We since become the slaves to one man's lust. --B.
                                                    Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. In the time past, counting backward from the present;
        before this or now; ago.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How many ages since has Virgil writ?  --Roscommon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              About two years since, it so fell out, that he was
              brought to a great lady's house.      --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. When or that. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Do you remember since we lay all night in the
              windmill in St. George's field?       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Since \Since\, conj.
     Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by
     that.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Since that my penitence comes after all,
           Imploring pardon.                        --Shak.
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           Since truth and constancy are vain,
           Since neither love, nor sense of pain,
           Nor force of reason, can persuade,
           Then let example be obeyed.              --Granville.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Because; for; as; inasmuch as; considering. See
          Because.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Since \Since\ (s[i^]ns), adv. [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens,
     sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. Besides) from
     OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS.
     si[eth][eth]an, sy[eth][eth]an, seo[eth][eth]an, afterward,
     then, since, after; properly, after that; fr. s[=i][eth]
     after, later, adv. and prep. (originally a comparative adv.,
     akin to OS. s[=i][eth] afterward, since, OHG. s[=i]d, G. seit
     since, Goth. sei[thorn]us late, ni [thorn]anasei[thorn]s no
     longer) + [eth]on instrumental of the demonstrative and
     article. See That.]
     1. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month
        ago, and I have not seen him since. [1913 Webster]
  
              We since become the slaves to one man's lust. --B.
                                                    Jonson.
  
     2. In the time past, counting backward from the present;
        before this or now; ago.
  
              How many ages since has Virgil writ?  --Roscommon.
  
              About two years since, it so fell out, that he was
              brought to a great lady's house.      --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
     3. When or that. [Obs.]
  
              Do you remember since we lay all night in the
              windmill in St. George's field?       --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Since \Since\, prep.
     From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to;
     subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time
     for the object.
  
           The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. --Gen.
                                                    xxx. 30.
  
           I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any
           extant since the ancients.               --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Since \Since\, conj.
     Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by
     that.
  
           Since that my penitence comes after all, Imploring
           pardon.                                  --Shak.
  
           Since truth and constancy are vain, Since neither love,
           nor sense of pain, Nor force of reason, can persuade,
           Then let example be obeyed.              --Granville.
  
     Syn: Because; for; as; inasmuch as; considering. See
          Because.

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     Αγγλικά conj.
     1 έκτοτε, αφού, που
     2 επειδή, αφού, αιτιολογικός σύνδεσμος που αναφέρεται στο λόγο την
  αιτία ή το σκοπό μιας πράξης
     3 εφόσον
     4 αφότου, από τότε που

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     adv.
     From a specified time in the past.
     conj.
     1 From the time that.
     2 because.
     prep.
     1 From: (n-g: 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.)
     2 # Continuously during that period of time.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     adv.
     From a specified time in the past.
     conj.
     1 From the time that.
     2 because.
     prep.
     1 From: (n-g: 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.)
     2 # Continuously during that period of time.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     adv.
     From a specified time in the past.
     conj.
     1 From the time that.
     2 because.
     prep.
     1 From: (n-g: 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.)
     2 # Continuously during that period of time.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     adv.
     From a specified time in the past.
     conj.
     1 From the time that.
     2 because.
     prep.
     1 From: (n-g: 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.)
     2 # Continuously during that period of time.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     Englanti adv.
     1 siitä lähtien
     2 sittemmin
     Englanti conj.
     koska, siitä johtuen että

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  since
     Engelska adv.
     sedan dess; efter en nämnd händelse tills nu
     Engelska conj.
     1 eftersom, då, emedan, ity
     2 sedan
     Engelska prep.
     sedan

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  1. sedert
  2. aan, af, deur, van, vanaf
  3. aangesien, omdat, want

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Since /sˈɪns/
  منذ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  since //sɪns// 
  оттогава
  from a specified time in the past

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  since //sɪns// 
  1. тъй като
  because
  2. откакто
  from the time that

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  since //sɪns// 
  от
  from (time)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  jelikož

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  poněvadž

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  od té doby co

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  od té doby

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  since /sˈɪns/ 
  ers 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  seit ([+ dat]) 
           Note: Zeitpunkt
        "since the accident"  - seit dem Unfall

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  seit, seitdem 
        "since I've been living here"  - seit ich hier wohne
        "since he knows that"  - seit er das weiß

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  weil, denn, da ja, alldieweil  [obs.]
     Synonyms: because, cos, cuz, as
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  
  αφού, από, εφ'όσον

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  since //sɪns// 
  sen jälkeen, siitä lähtien
  from a specified time in the past

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  since //sɪns// 
  1. koska, sillä
  because
  2. jälkeen, siitä lähtien, kun
  from the time that

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  since //sɪns// 
  lähtien
  from (time)

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  since /sins/
  1. à partir de, depuis, dès
  2. attendu que, car, comme, parce que, puisque, vu que

From English-Irish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.2 :   [ freedict:eng-gle ]

  since /sins/
  de

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  budući da, jer, kako, od, odonda, otada, otkad, otkada, otkako, poslije, pošto, prije

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  1. -tôl
  2. mivel
  3. attól kezdve
  4. minthogy
  5. vmilyen idôponttól
  6. amióta
  7. attól fogva, hogy
  8. miután
  9. -tól
  10. attól fogva
  11. mióta csak
  12. óta
  13. mert
  14. azóta

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  since //sɪns// 
  karena
  because

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  since //sɪns// 
  dari, mulai, mulai dari, sejak, sejak dari
  from (time)

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  1. di
  2. considerato che, visto che

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  since //sɪns// 
  1. ため, によって, により, から, ので
  because
  2. から, より
  from the time that

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  since //sɪns// 
  から, 以来, より
  from (time)

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  since /sins/
  1. a, ab, abs
  2. quia, quod

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  since /sins/
  1. nuo
  2. nuo to laiko, nuo tada, kai
  3. kadangi, jei taip

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  since /sins/
  1. sinds, sedert, vanaf
  2. met ingang van
  3. al vanaf
  4. aangezien, daar, omdat, vermits, want, wijl

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  since //sɪns// 
  1. da, fordi, siden
  because
  2. siden
  from the time that

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  since //sɪns// 
  siden
  from (time)

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  since /sɪns/
  I.    odtąd, od czasu, od, od tego czasu
  II.   1.  ponieważ, jako że
   2.  since then (:since :then)
   - od tego czasu
   3.  ever since (:ever :since)
   - od tego czasu

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  since /sins/
  1. desde, desde quando, a partir de
  2. posto que, visto que

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  since /sins/
  1. de, desde
  2. porque, puestoque, yaque

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  since //sɪns// 
  sedan dess, sen dess
  from a specified time in the past

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  since //sɪns// 
  1. då
  because
  2. sedan, sen
  from the time that

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  since //sɪns// 
  sedan, sen
  from (time)

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  since /sˈɪns/ 
  
  tangu

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  since /sˈɪns/
  1. (edat), (bağlaç) o zamandan beri
  2. ondan sonra
  3. sonradan
  4. çok evvel, çoktan beri
  5. (edat) -(den.) beri, olalı, edeli
  6. -(den.) sonra
  7. (bağlaç) -(den.) beri
  8. -dan dolayı
  9. çünkü, mademki.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈsɪns/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "since":
     aeons ago, after, after all, after that, afterwards, ages ago, ago,
     as, as long as, as things go, back, back when, backward, because,
     behind, being, being as how, below, cause, considering, ever since,
     ex post facto, following, for, forasmuch as, from away back,
     from time immemorial, gone by, in that, in the aftermath,
     in the sequel, inasmuch as, insofar as, insomuch as, into the past,
     later, long since, next, parce que, reminiscently, retroactively,
     retrospectively, seeing, seeing as how, seeing that,
     since long ago, since time began, subsequent to, subsequently,
     then, thereafter, thereon, thereupon, therewith, until now,
     whereas
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  ad. 自那时以后;
  prep. 自...以后,自...以来;
  conj. 既然,自...以后,自...以来;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     ad. 自那时以后
     prep. 自…以后,自…以来
     conj. 既然,自…以后,自…以来

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