since
adverb / preposition / conjunction
Meaning
- adverbFrom a specified time in the past.
Example:
I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.
- prepositionFrom: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred. Continuously during that period of time.
Example:
I'd known her only since the previous year, so from/since the moment we got married we’ve quarrelled.
- conjunctionFrom the time that.
Example:
I have loved you since I first met you.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #24 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 89% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None