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since [ sinss ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word used to indicate that a situation has continued from a particular time or event in the past
  (prep) Karen has lived in London since 1988.
(adv) She left the firm in 1980 and has since been self-employed.
(conj) He has been on a high since he got married in January. |
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1. preposition happening after: happening at some point or points after the period of time or event mentioned
The rate of job growth is higher than under any administration since 1920.
Since Ryland became commissioner in 1994, all complaints are investigated fully.
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2. adverb subsequently: at some point between then and now
The department had an engineer, who has since retired.
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3. conj because: because, seeing that
Since it was still light, they were allowed to play in the park.
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| [15th century. Contraction of obsolete sithence "then, afterward" < Old English siððan (< Germanic) + -s forming adverbs] |
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