since

1. 1

   From a specified time in the past.not-comparable

   • I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.
   • A short/long time since

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   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.; 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.

ant. until

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

   Because.

   • Since you didn't call, we left without you.
3. 3

   When or that.obsolete

   • O ſir Iohn, doe you remember ſince wee lay all night in the Winde-mill, in S Georges field.

syn. since · sithence

ant. until · while