What does since mean in English?

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0 from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now:
- Emma went to work in New York a year ago, and we haven't seen her since.
- He started working for the company in 1995, and has been there ever since (= and is still there).
- I've long since (= long ago) forgotten any Latin I ever learned.
1 from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now:
- He hasn't won a game since last year.
- It was the hottest October since records began.
2 because; as:
- Since we've got a few minutes to wait for the train, let's have a cup of coffee.
3 from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now:
- I've been very busy since I came back from holiday.
4 from a particular time in the past until now:
- Alfredo left the house at six this morning, and we haven’t seen him since.
- I got my first job in 1973 and I’ve been working ever since (= from then until now).
5 in the time after a particular time in the past:
- A lot has happened since 1980.
6 because; as:
- Since you’ve asked, I’ll tell you what I really think.
7 from the time in the past when:
- It’s been more than two years since we moved back to New York.

Hostilities between the two groups have been in abeyance since last June.
Roz has adopted one or two funny mannerisms since she's been away.
I've been chewing the problem over since last week.
Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect.
Your piano playing has really come on since I last heard you play.
I'm afraid I'm not a very good advertisement for the diet since I've actually put on weight!
She stands a good chance, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate is very unpopular.
I can testify to the foregoing since I was actually present when it happened.

0 Since

We use since as a preposition, a conjunction and an adverb to refer to a time, and as a conjunction to introduce a reason.
1 Since: time

We use since to refer back to a previous point in time. We use since as a preposition with a date, a time or a noun phrase:
2 Since and tenses

When since introduces an action or event at a point of time in the past, we can use the past simple or present perfect after since and the present perfect in the main clause:
3 Since + -ing

We can use since + -ing form to refer to time when the subject of the verb is the same in the main clause and the subordinate clause:
4 Since, since then

We can use since or since then as an adverb of time when the time reference is understood from the context: