since

since
1. adverb
seitdem

he has since remarried, he has remarried since — er hat danach wieder geheiratet

long since — vor langer Zeit

not long since — vor nicht allzulanger Zeit

he is long since dead — er ist seit langem tot

2. preposition
seit

since seeing you ... — seit ich dich gesehen habe

since then/that time — inzwischen

since when? — seit wann?

3. conjunction
1) seit

it is a long time/so long/not so long since ... — es ist lange/so lange/gar nicht lange her, dass ...

how long is it since he left you? — wie lange ist es her, dass er dich verlassen hat?

2) (seeing that, as) da
* * *
1. conjunction
1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) seit
2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) seitdem
3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) da
2. adverb
1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) seitdem
2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) inzwischen
3. preposition
1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) seit
2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) seit
3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) seit
* * *
since
[sɪn(t)s]
I. adv inv
1. (from that point on) seitdem, seither
she went to New York a year ago, and we haven't seen her \since sie ist vor einem Jahr nach New York gegangen, seitdem haben wir sie nicht mehr gesehen
my mother was seriously ill last month, but she has \since got better meine Mutter war letzten Monat sehr krank, inzwischen geht es ihr aber wieder besser
ever \since seit dieser Zeit, seitdem
2. (ago)
long \since seit Langem, schon lange
not long \since vor Kurzem [erst]
II. prep seit
\since Saturday/last week seit Samstag/letzter Woche
III. conj
1. (because) da, weil
2. (from time that) seit, seitdem
ever \since she started her new job, ... seitdem sie mit dem neuen Job angefangen hat, ...
it's a year now \since we went to France es ist jetzt ein Jahr her, dass wir nach Frankreich gefahren sind
* * *
[sɪns]
1. adv
(= in the meantime) inzwischen; (= up to now) seitdem

ever since — seither

a long time since, long since — schon lange

he died long since — er ist schon lange tot

not long since — erst vor Kurzem

I've never heard it before or since — ich habe das weder vorher noch nachher je wieder gehört

2. prep
seit

ever since 1900 — (schon) seit 1900

he had been living there since 1900 — er lebte da schon seit 1900

I've been coming here since 1992 — ich komme schon seit 1992 hierher

he left in June, since when we have not heard from him — er ging im Juni fort und seitdem haben wir nichts mehr von ihm gehört

it's a long time since then — das ist schon lange her

how long is it since the accident? — wie lange ist der Unfall schon her?

since when? (inf) — seit wann denn das? (inf)

3. conj
1) (time) seit(dem)

ever since I've known him — seit(dem) ich ihn kenne

2) (= because) da
* * *
since [sıns]
A adv
1. seitdem, -her:
ever since seitdem;
long since seit Langem;
how long since? seit wie langer Zeit?;
a short time since vor Kurzem
2. inzwischen, mittlerweile:
he has since returned
B präp seit:
since 1945;
since Friday;
since seeing you seitdem ich dich sah
C konj
1. seit(dem):
how long is it since it happened? wie lange ist es her, dass das geschah?;
ever since he was a child (schon) seit seiner Kindheit
2. da (ja), weil
* * *
1. adverb
seitdem

he has since remarried, he has remarried since — er hat danach wieder geheiratet

long since — vor langer Zeit

not long since — vor nicht allzulanger Zeit

he is long since dead — er ist seit langem tot

2. preposition
seit

since seeing you ... — seit ich dich gesehen habe

since then/that time — inzwischen

since when? — seit wann?

3. conjunction
1) seit

it is a long time/so long/not so long since ... — es ist lange/so lange/gar nicht lange her, dass ...

how long is it since he left you? — wie lange ist es her, dass er dich verlassen hat?

2) (seeing that, as) da
* * *
adv.
da ja adv.
seit adv.
seitdem adv.
seither adv.
weil adv.

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