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since

/sɪns/

US pronunciation
American sound/sɪns/
since
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
Short i vowel
Ending
Final e often stays silent

US voice -> since

Myanmar meaning

(prep) တတည်းက (adv) သည့်နောက်မှာ

Full entry

since /sÇns/ prep

(used with the present or past perfect tense) ကစ၍။ ကတည်းက။ She's been ill since Sunday. ❍ I haven't eaten since breakfast. ❍ She's been working in a bank since leaving school. ❍ Since the party he had only spoken to her once.
conj
၁။ (used with the present perfect, past perfect or simple present tense in the main clause) ကတည်းက။ Cath hasn't phoned since she went to Berlin. ❍ It was the first time I'd had visitors since I'd moved into the flat. ❍ How long is it since we last went to the cinema?
၂။ သည့်အတွက်။ တဲ့အတွက်။ Since I haven't got her address I can't write to her.
adv (used with the present or past perfect tense)သည်ကစ၍။ ယင်းနောက်တွင်။ သည်နောက်မှာ။ He left home two weeks ago and we haven't heard from him since. ❍ She moved to London last May and has since got a job on a newspaper. ❍ The original building has long since been demolished. မူလအဆောက်အအုံကို ပဝေသဏီကတည်းက ဖျက်ပြီးပြီ။

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  • I’ve known Joanna since she was born.
  • Turkey has been a republic since 1923.
  • It’s over nine years since Scotland won a game against England.
  • I’d not seen her since she went to live in Oxford.
  • [ever since] : Paul started sailing in 1986 and he’s been doing it ever since.
  • Ever since I was at school, I’ve wanted to write.
  • Since arriving in New York, Thomas has had over 15 job interviews.
  • There have been many changes around here since I was a boy.
  • The accident was blamed on the pilot, who has since retired.
  • [since then] : Last year the company was expanding, but since then things have got really tough.
  • [long since] : The people who built the temple have long since vanished.
  • Since Barbara is no longer my wife, I’m no longer responsible for her debts.
  • I shall not be able to attend the meeting since I shall be on holiday with my family.
  • You should talk to Karen since she’s the one responsible for authorizing payments.
Synonyms
as, because, given that, seeing as, in view of the fact that, while, after, after all, afterward, ago, all in all, all things considered, already, as a result of, as long as, as things go, by cause of, by reason of, by virtue of, considering, due to, everything being equal, following, for, for the reason that, for the sake of, forasmuch as, from, from the time of, hence, in as much as, in behalf of, in consideration of, in light of, in that, in the interest of, in the meantime, in view of, inasmuch as, insomuch as, later, meanwhile, now, now that, on account of, on the grounds that, owing to, past, seeing that, since, subsequent to, subsequently, thanks to, then, therefore, until now, whereas
Cross references
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