Since
preposition
From a past time until now.
I've known her since we were kids.
Often appears as...
- since then
- since childhood
conjunction
Because or considering that.
Since you're not ready, we'll leave without you.
Often appears as...
- since we're
- since it's
adverb
From a past time until now.
She left home in 2013 and I haven't seen her since.
Often appears as...
- ever since
- not since
preposition
From a past time until now.
I've known her since we were kids.
Often appears as...
- since then
- since childhood
conjunction
Because or considering that.
Since you're not ready, we'll leave without you.
Often appears as...
- since we're
- since it's
adverb
From a past time until now.
She left home in 2013 and I haven't seen her since.
Often appears as...
- ever since
- not since
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Time Reference
Use 'since' to indicate the starting point of actions or situations that continue to the present.
It's been raining since morning.
Pro Tip 2/3Ongoing Relevance
'Since' hints that an action or state continues to have relevance now, irrespective of when it started.
She's felt much happier since moving to Spain.
Pro Tip 3/3Fixed Point
The time expression after 'since' typically refers to a specific moment in the past, like dates or events.
I've been a vegetarian since 2012.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Reference
Use 'since' to indicate the starting point of actions or situations that continue to the present.
It's been raining since morning.
Pro Tip 2/3Ongoing Relevance
'Since' hints that an action or state continues to have relevance now, irrespective of when it started.
She's felt much happier since moving to Spain.
Pro Tip 3/3Fixed Point
The time expression after 'since' typically refers to a specific moment in the past, like dates or events.
I've been a vegetarian since 2012.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Reference
Use 'since' to indicate the starting point of actions or situations that continue to the present.
It's been raining since morning.
Pro Tip 2/3Ongoing Relevance
'Since' hints that an action or state continues to have relevance now, irrespective of when it started.
She's felt much happier since moving to Spain.
Pro Tip 3/3Fixed Point
The time expression after 'since' typically refers to a specific moment in the past, like dates or events.
I've been a vegetarian since 2012.
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What would happen if you...
But that's a pretty extreme situation. On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned.
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The surprising reason...
The rise in temperature can slow bacteria and help your immune system destroy pathogens. Sleep lets your body channel more energy towards fighting infection. When you stop eating, your liver can take up much of the iron in your blood, and since iron is essential for bacterial survival, that effectively starves them.
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Filming The World's...
locations the oldest forest in the world in the dane tree in australia i've done a lot of work in jungles and forests and to me that's the most magical place because it's it's full of plants that are almost unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs and you you walk in to these ancient forests and
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How One Community Saved...
Since we saw how difficult it was to fish there, our generation, my brothers and I were the ones who immediately said yes. We needed to change this, because fishing was very difficult. We invested a lot and we practically didn't get anything back. Now we work in eco-tourism.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
In the allegory, a group of prisoners have been confined in a cavern since birth, with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire,
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Can you solve the temple...
and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students.
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
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A message of peace, hope...
that would be a bad example so I felt an incredible responsibility in some way to make sure that whatever I you know I believed was continuous and that I could stand by it and and that's my story if you like I don't have stood by it since
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Can you solve the...
but they've lived there since birth, and the dictator has ensured they can't learn their own eye color. There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly,
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Rethinking infidelity...
The main question that I've been asked since I arrived at this conference when I said I would talk about infidelity is, for or against? I said, "Yes."
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What would happen if you...
But that's a pretty extreme situation. On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage for those of us fortunate enough to have access to clean drinking water. For a long time, conventional wisdom said that we should drink eight glasses a day. That estimate has since been fine-tuned.
Video examples
The surprising reason...
The rise in temperature can slow bacteria and help your immune system destroy pathogens. Sleep lets your body channel more energy towards fighting infection. When you stop eating, your liver can take up much of the iron in your blood, and since iron is essential for bacterial survival, that effectively starves them.
Video examples
Filming The World's...
locations the oldest forest in the world in the dane tree in australia i've done a lot of work in jungles and forests and to me that's the most magical place because it's it's full of plants that are almost unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs and you you walk in to these ancient forests and
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How One Community Saved...
Since we saw how difficult it was to fish there, our generation, my brothers and I were the ones who immediately said yes. We needed to change this, because fishing was very difficult. We invested a lot and we practically didn't get anything back. Now we work in eco-tourism.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
In the allegory, a group of prisoners have been confined in a cavern since birth, with no knowledge of the outside world. They are chained, facing a wall, unable to turn their heads, while a fire behind them gives off a faint light. Occasionally, people pass by the fire,
Video examples
Can you solve the temple...
and if there are two conflicts, then the possessed students are in separate groups and you can safely trust the majority in both trios since at least two people in each will be truthful. The temple collapses behind you as greenish vapors escape from two of the students.
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Why do we dream? - Amy...
And in the years since, we haven't paused in our quest to understand why we dream. So, after a great deal of scientific research, technological advancement, and persistence, we still don't have any definite answers, but we have some interesting theories.
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A message of peace, hope...
that would be a bad example so I felt an incredible responsibility in some way to make sure that whatever I you know I believed was continuous and that I could stand by it and and that's my story if you like I don't have stood by it since
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Can you solve the...
but they've lived there since birth, and the dictator has ensured they can't learn their own eye color. There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly,
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Rethinking infidelity...
The main question that I've been asked since I arrived at this conference when I said I would talk about infidelity is, for or against? I said, "Yes."
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
Since I was shot, everything is such a dream to me. Like I don't know whether I'm alive or whether I died. I wasn't afraid before. And having been dead once, I shouldn't feel fear. But I am afraid. I don't understand why.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
I don't drink coffee. I've never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That's something you probably don't know about me. I've hated the taste since I was a kid.
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Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.
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Jackie Chan
Chinese Actor
I feel like I have lived all over the world since I get to go everywhere to film.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world.
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William James
American Philosopher
This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.
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Gael Monfils
French Athlete
PSG is the team I've always supported, since I was little.
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YG
American Musician
My mama's been supportive since day one.
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Andy Warhol
American Artist
Since I was shot, everything is such a dream to me. Like I don't know whether I'm alive or whether I died. I wasn't afraid before. And having been dead once, I shouldn't feel fear. But I am afraid. I don't understand why.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
All my life, all my life that I can, as far back as I can remember, I saw my first movie when I was six years old. And since then I wanted to do that. I wanted to be a part of that.
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Steven Spielberg
American Director
I don't drink coffee. I've never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That's something you probably don't know about me. I've hated the taste since I was a kid.
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Colin Kaepernick
American Athlete
Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.
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Jackie Chan
Chinese Actor
I feel like I have lived all over the world since I get to go everywhere to film.
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Madonna Ciccone
American Musician
I have the same goal I've had ever since I was a girl: I want to rule the world.
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William James
American Philosopher
This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it.
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Taylor Swift
American Singer
I've been my mom's kitchen helper since I was a little kid.
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Gael Monfils
French Athlete
PSG is the team I've always supported, since I was little.
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YG
American Musician
My mama's been supportive since day one.
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