[since] adv [ME sins, contr. of sithens, fr. sithen, fr. OE siththan, fr. sith tham after that, fr. sith after, late + tham, dat. of thaet that; akin to OHG sid later and perh. to L setius to a lesser degree] (bef. 12c) 1: from a definite past time until now "has stayed there ever ~"
2: before the present time: ago "long ~ dead"
3: after a time in the past: subsequently "has ~ become rich"
[2]since conj (15c) 1: at a time in the past after or later than "has held two jobs ~ he graduated": from the time in the past when "ever ~ I was a child"
2. obs: when
3: in view of the fact that: because "~ it was raining she took an umbrella" [3]since prep (ca. 1530): in the period after a specified time in the past: from a specified time in the past