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How to pronounce since
Say it like this: /ˈsɪns/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does since mean?
advFrom a specified time in the past.
“A short/long time since”
prepFrom: 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.
“I'd been working since six o’clock, and I was getting tired.”
At certain points during that period of time.
conjFrom the time that.
“I have loved you since I first met you.”
Because.
“Since you didn't call, we left without you.”
When or that.
“O ſir Iohn, doe you remember ſince wee lay all night in the Winde-mill, in S Georges field.”
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