since /sɪn(t)s/adverb 1conjunction 3preposition 3phrases 2 adverb1 •from that earlier time until nowI met him last year, but haven't seen him since. conjunction3 •From the time that.I have loved you since I first met you.I've known her since I've lived in her street, but I've not seen her out of the house since her husband died. •Because.Since you didn't call, we left without you. •(no longer used) When or that.O sir Iohn, doe you remember since wee lay all night in the Winde-mill, in S Georges field. — 1596 preposition3 •From: 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. •Continuously during that period of time.I'd known her only since the previous year, so from/since the moment we got married we’ve quarrelled.I'd been working since six o’clock, and I was getting tired. •At certain points during that period of time."Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite. — 2012 Phrases with since greatest thing since sliced breadSomething amazing, outstanding or praiseworthy, especially a relatively recent invention likely to improve people's lives. long sinceLong ago; in the (distant) past.
