since meaning

UK /sɪns/ US /sɪns/ 1 syllable

since (preposition): from a time in the past until now.

since has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as preposition and conjunction.

since as a preposition

  1. from a time in the past until now
    • I've lived here since 2010

since as a conjunction

  1. from a time in the past when something happened until now
    • I've known her since we were children
  2. because; as
    • since it's raining, we'll stay in

How to pronounce since

since is pronounced /sɪns/ in British English and /sɪns/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SI · words ending in CE · 5-letter words

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