Significado de since en inglés
sincesince /sɪns/ preposition, conjunction, adverb 
Ver todas las traducciones1from a particular time or event in the past until the present, or in that period of timedesde un momento o evento particular en el pasado hasta el presente, o durante ese período de tiempo: 
We’ve been waiting here since two o’clock.Llevamos esperando aquí desde las dos. I haven’t played rugby since I left university.No he jugado al rugby desde que dejé la universidad. She left London ten years ago, and I haven’t seen her since.Ella se fue de Londres hace diez años y no la he visto desde entonces. The factory has been here since the 1970s.La fábrica lleva aquí desde los años setenta. It was exactly five years since her father had died.Habían pasado exactamente cinco años desde la muerte de su padre. Since the end of the war, over five thousand prisoners have been released.Desde el fin de la guerra, más de cinco mil prisioneros han sido liberados. He lost his job five years ago, but has since found other work.Perdió su trabajo hace cinco años, pero desde entonces ha encontrado otro empleo. I left school in 1995, and since then I’ve lived in London.Dejé la escuela en 1995 y desde entonces he vivido en Londres.ever since (=all the time since)(=todo ese tiempo desde entonces) We’ve been friends ever since we were at school together.Hemos sido amigos desde que íbamos juntos a la escuela. She’s been terrified of the sound of aircraft ever since the crash.Desde el accidente, le aterra el sonido de los aviones. We came to the UK in 1974 and have lived here ever since.Llegamos al Reino Unido en 1974 y hemos vivido aquí desde entonces.2used to give the reason for somethingse usa para indicar la razón de algo: Since you are unable to answer, perhaps we should ask someone else.Ya que no puedes responder, quizás deberíamos preguntarle a alguien más.► see thesaurus at because3since when? spokenoral used in questions to show that you are very surprised or angryse usa en preguntas para expresar gran sorpresa o enojo: Since when have you been interested in my feelings?¿Desde cuándo te interesan mis sentimientos?4long since if something has long since happened, it happened a long time agosi algo ha ocurrido long since, significa que ocurrió hace mucho tiempo: I’ve long since forgiven her for what she did.Hace mucho que la perdoné por lo que hizo.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaciónsince• You use since with a time, year, date, or other point in time: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We’ve known about it since May.• Se usa since con una hora, año, fecha u otro punto en el tiempo: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We've known about it since May.• Don’t use since with a period of time. ✗Don’t say: He has been living in England since 12 years.• No uses since con un período de tiempo. ✗No digas: He has been living in England since 12 years.• You use the present perfect before since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We’ve been driving since six this morning. ✗Don’t say: I like him since we first met.• Se usa el presente perfecto antes de since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We've been driving since six this morning. ✗No digas: I like him since we first met.• You also use the past perfect before since: · She had been waiting since five o’clock. ✗Don’t say: She was waiting since five o’clock.• También se usa el pasado perfecto antes de since: · She had been waiting since five o'clock. ✗No digas: She was waiting since five o'clock.• You use the simple past tense after since: · He has grown since I last saw him.• Después de since se usa el pasado simple: · He has grown since I last saw him.for• You use for with a period of time: · I’ve known him for ten years.· We’ve been waiting for hours.• Se usa for con un período de tiempo: · I've known him for ten years.· We've been waiting for hours.
Ver todas las traducciones1from a particular time or event in the past until the present, or in that period of timedesde un momento o evento particular en el pasado hasta el presente, o durante ese período de tiempo: We’ve been waiting here since two o’clock.Llevamos esperando aquí desde las dos. I haven’t played rugby since I left university.No he jugado al rugby desde que dejé la universidad. She left London ten years ago, and I haven’t seen her since.Ella se fue de Londres hace diez años y no la he visto desde entonces. The factory has been here since the 1970s.La fábrica lleva aquí desde los años setenta. It was exactly five years since her father had died.Habían pasado exactamente cinco años desde la muerte de su padre. Since the end of the war, over five thousand prisoners have been released.Desde el fin de la guerra, más de cinco mil prisioneros han sido liberados. He lost his job five years ago, but has since found other work.Perdió su trabajo hace cinco años, pero desde entonces ha encontrado otro empleo. I left school in 1995, and since then I’ve lived in London.Dejé la escuela en 1995 y desde entonces he vivido en Londres.ever since (=all the time since)(=todo ese tiempo desde entonces) We’ve been friends ever since we were at school together.Hemos sido amigos desde que íbamos juntos a la escuela. She’s been terrified of the sound of aircraft ever since the crash.Desde el accidente, le aterra el sonido de los aviones. We came to the UK in 1974 and have lived here ever since.Llegamos al Reino Unido en 1974 y hemos vivido aquí desde entonces.2used to give the reason for somethingse usa para indicar la razón de algo: Since you are unable to answer, perhaps we should ask someone else.Ya que no puedes responder, quizás deberíamos preguntarle a alguien más.► see thesaurus at because3since when? spokenoral used in questions to show that you are very surprised or angryse usa en preguntas para expresar gran sorpresa o enojo: Since when have you been interested in my feelings?¿Desde cuándo te interesan mis sentimientos?4long since if something has long since happened, it happened a long time agosi algo ha ocurrido long since, significa que ocurrió hace mucho tiempo: I’ve long since forgiven her for what she did.Hace mucho que la perdoné por lo que hizo.GRAMMAR: ComparisonGRAMÁTICA: Comparaciónsince• You use since with a time, year, date, or other point in time: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We’ve known about it since May.• Se usa since con una hora, año, fecha u otro punto en el tiempo: · He has been living in England since 2008.· We've known about it since May.• Don’t use since with a period of time. ✗Don’t say: He has been living in England since 12 years.• No uses since con un período de tiempo. ✗No digas: He has been living in England since 12 years.• You use the present perfect before since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We’ve been driving since six this morning. ✗Don’t say: I like him since we first met.• Se usa el presente perfecto antes de since: · I have liked him since we first met.· We've been driving since six this morning. ✗No digas: I like him since we first met.• You also use the past perfect before since: · She had been waiting since five o’clock. ✗Don’t say: She was waiting since five o’clock.• También se usa el pasado perfecto antes de since: · She had been waiting since five o'clock. ✗No digas: She was waiting since five o'clock.• You use the simple past tense after since: · He has grown since I last saw him.• Después de since se usa el pasado simple: · He has grown since I last saw him.for• You use for with a period of time: · I’ve known him for ten years.· We’ve been waiting for hours.• Se usa for con un período de tiempo: · I've known him for ten years.· We've been waiting for hours.