Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - since
Since
since
prep., conj., & adv. --prep. throughout, or at a point in, the period between (a specified time, event, etc.) and the time present or being considered (must have happened since yesterday; has been going on since June; the greatest composer since Beethoven). --conj. 1 during or in the time after (what have you been doing since we met?; has not spoken since the dog died). 2 for the reason that, because; inasmuch as (since you are drunk I will drive you home). 3 (ellipt.) as being (a more useful, since better designed, tool). --adv. 1 from that time or event until now or the time being considered (have not seen them since; had been healthy ever since; has since been cut down). 2 ago (happened many years since). Etymology: ME, reduced form of obs. sithence or f. dial. sin (f. sithen) f. OE siththon
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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English sins, contraction of sithens, from sithen, from Old English siththan, from sīth tham after that, from sīth after, late + tham, dative of thæt that; akin to Old High German sīd later and perhaps to Latin setius to a lesser degree Date: 15th century from a definite past time until now , before the present time ; ago , after a time in the past ; subsequently , II. conjunction Date: 15th century at a time in the past after or later than , when, in view of the fact that ; because , III. preposition Date: circa 1530 in the period after a specified time in the past ; from a specified time in the past ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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