since

since  (sns)

adv.

1. From then until now or between then and now: They left town and haven't been here since.

2. Before now; ago: a name long since forgotten.

3. After some point in the past; at a subsequent time: My friend has since married and moved to California.

prep.

1. Continuously from: They have been friends since childhood.

2. Intermittently from: She's been skiing since childhood.

conj.

1. During the period subsequent to the time when: He hasn't been home since he graduated.

2. Continuously from the time when: They have been friends ever since they were in grade school.

3. Inasmuch as; because: Since you're not interested, I won't tell you about it.

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[Middle English sinnes, contraction of sithenes : sithen, since (from Old English siththan : sth, after + than variant of thm, dative of thæt, that; see that) + -es, adv. suff.; see -s³.]

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since

prep

during the period of time after: one of their worst winters since 1945

conj

1. continuously from the time given: they've been standing in line ever since she arrived

2. for the reason that; because

Adverb

from that time: I have often been asked since [Old English siththan]

USAGE: See at ago.

Translations

since [sɪns] adv → desde entonces

prep → desde

conj (time) → desde que (= because); ya que, puesto que;

since then → desde entonces;

since Monday → desde el lunes;

(ever) since I arrived → desde que llegué

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since [sɪns] adv, prep → depuis

conj (time) → depuis que (= because); puisque, étant donné que, comme;

since then, ever since → depuis ce moment-là;

since Monday → depuis lundi;

(ever) since I arrived → depuis mon arrivée, depuis que je suis arrivé

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since [sɪns] adv → inzwischen, seitdem

prep → seit

conj (time) → seit(dem);

(because) → da;

since then, ever since → seitdem

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since [sɪns] adv → da allora

prep → da

conj (time) → da quando;

(because) → poiché, dato che;

since then → da allora;

since Monday → da lunedì;

(ever) since I arrived → (fin) da quando sono arrivato

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since

conj since

1 (often withever) from a certain time onwards I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy. sedert مُنْذُ откакто od té doby siden seit από τότε που, αφότου desde que sellest ajast peale kui از آن وقت تا siitä lähtien kun depuis (que) מֵאָז (तब, उस समय) से अब तक otkad azóta, hogy; amióta sejak síðan da quando ～以来ずっと ...이래 nuo tada, kai kopš sejak itu sinds siden od czasu kiedy desde que de când с тех пор как odvtedy, čo odkar otkako []sedan ตั้งแต่ ...-den beri 從...以來 з того часу як; відколи کسی خاص وقت سے اب تک từ khi 从...以来

2 at a time after Since he agreed to come, he has become ill. nadat مُنذُ، في الوقْت الذي откакто poté efter at seitdem από τον καιρό που después que pärast seda kui بعد از آن sen jälkeen kun depuis que מֵאָז के बाद otkako (kasnije) miután setelah síðan da quando ～の後で ...부터 po to, kai pēc tam kad semenjak sinds etter at po tym, jak depois que după ce после того как potom, čo odkar otkako efter att ตั้งแต่ ...-den beri 自...以後 відколи جب سے kể từ 自...以后

3 because Since you are going, I will go too. omdat بِسَبَب след като protože eftersom da εφόσον, αφού ya que, puesto que kuna چون koska puisque מִכֵּיווַן שֶׁ- क्योंकि budući da, jer mivel karena þar sem siccome ～だから ...때문에 kadangi tā kā oleh kerana aangezien da, siden, ettersom ponieważ já que pentru că так как, поскольку keďže ker pošto eftersom เนื่องจาก çünkü, ...-diği için 因為 через те що; оскільки کیونکہ bởi vì, vì lẽ rằng 因为

adv

1 (usually withever) from that time onwards We fought and I have avoided him ever since. daarna مُنذُ ذلِكَ الحين оттогава od té doby lige siden seitdem έκτοτε desde entonces sealt peale, sestsaadik از آن زمان تا siitä lähtien depuis מֵאָז के बाद से odonda attól fogva sejak itu frá þeim tíma da allora 以来ずっと 그 이후 nuo tada kopš tā laika semenjak itu sindsdien siden, fra da av od tego czasu desde então de atunci с тех пор odvtedy odtlej od tada []sedan dess เมื่อหลายปีมาแล้ว o zamandan beri 從...時起 після; з того часу اس وقت سے từ lúc ấy 从...时起

2 at a later time We have since become friends. daarna في وَقْتٍ لاحِق от някакво събитие в миналото od té doby sidenhen inzwischen από τότε desde entonces hiljem پس از آن sen jälkeen depuis מֵאָז के बाद otada (kasnije) azóta kemudian síðan þá da allora その後 그 뒤 po to pēc tam sejak dari itu intussen siden (da) potem desde então apoi после (того) od tej doby medtem od tada sedan dess จากนั้นมา sonradan 後來 з того часу; відтоді اس وقت کے بعد سے từ đó 后来

prep

1 from the time of (something in the past) until the present time She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend. vandat من الوَقْت الذي، مُنْذُ أن оттогава насам od lige siden seit από desde (mingist ajast) saadik از آن زمان تا امروز lähtien depuis מֵאָז से के बाद से, के बाद sve odonda, sve otada (do sada) óta sejak allar götur síðan da ～以来ずっと ...부터 지금까지 nuo tada, kai kopš; pēc tam kad semenjak sinds helt fra od czasu desde de la с, со od od od []sedan ตั้งแต่ ...-den beri 自從... після کسی خاص وقت سے اب تک từ một thời điểm trong quá khứ đến nay 自从...

2 at a time between (something in the past) and the present time I've changed my address since last year. sedertdien منذ ذلك الوَقْت от od siden seit από desde alates, peale در خلال اين مدت sitten depuis מֵאָז וְעַד עָתָה अतीत में किसी समय से अभी के बीच u međuvremenu, od (prošle godine) óta sejak frá því í da ～以降に ...이래 nuo kopš sejak dari sinds siden od desde în с, после od od od sedan เวลาระหว่างอดีตถึงปัจจุบัน ...-den bu yana 自...至今 з ماضی کے کسی وقت سے اب تک کے درمیان kể từ 自...至今

3 from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of) the greatest invention since the wheel. sedert مُنذُ، من الوَقْت الذي от времето на od siden seit από τον καιρό desde pärast, alates از وقتيكه jälkeen depuis מָאז के बाद से od (vremena) óta sejak penemuan frá því að dopo ～以来の ...이후 nuo tada, kai kopš selepas sinds siden od czasu, po depois de după после od od od sedan นับแต่ ...-den bugüne 自... з; після کسی وقت سے kể từ khi 自...