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DictionarysinceFrom a past time
preposition / conjunction / adverb

since

SINS/sɪns/

From a specified past time onward.

The runner has continued moving since starting the stopwatch.

A compact three-stage sequence shows a runner starting a stopwatch and continuing to run while its elapsed-time display increases, making the starting event and the period continuing from it visible.
Etymology
sinceMiddle Englishsince

Middle English sithenes grew from an expression meaning “after that.” A stated event supplies the “that”: it marks the starting point for the period that follows.

In context

Patrick (H) Willems1:54
Batman has been around since 1939 and in that time there have been an insane number of interpretations of the character and mythology
Patrick Explains BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM (and Why It's Great)

More examples

  • We have not spoken since Monday.
  • It has rained ever since.
  • Since arriving, he has made friends.

Forms

since

Similar words

from
Can mark a starting point, but may require onward or a changed tense to express continuing duration.