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Definition of Since
1. adv. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
2. 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.
3. conj. Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
Definition of Since
1. Adverb. From a specified time in the past. ¹
2. Preposition. From (time). ¹
3. Conjunction. from the time that ¹
4. Conjunction. because ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Since
1. from then until now [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Since
Literary usage of Since
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1846)
"But, sir, said the old gentleman, how could you guesa that I am such a man, since
I came from such a place ? Stupified ones Great. ..."
2. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1879)
"Chr. How came that about, since you were now reformed 1 Hope. ... Another thing
that hath troubled me, inku't/st even since my late amendments, is, ..."
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