Meaning & use
since
From a specified past time or event up until the present moment.
See it in a sentence
He has worked at the local hospital as a nurse since 2015.
Since last winter, the garden has grown wild and overgrown.
A note on using this word
Since pairs with a perfect tense to mark a starting point; 'for' is used instead for a duration of time, not a starting point.
Words with a similar meaning
from
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Another way to use it
2. conjunction
Because; for the reason that.
Since it was raining heavily all morning, we canceled the picnic.
3. adverb
From a past point in time until now.
They had a big argument years ago and haven't spoken to each other since.
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