Definitions
From a time in the past until now; because
Word origin
From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”).
Used in a sentence
“I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.”
“A short/long time since”
“I'd known her only since the previous year, so from/since the moment we got married we’ve quarrelled.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“After that time”5 letters
02“From then until now”5 letters
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