since

Pronunciation: [sins]

Average Rank: 232

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

prep. 自...以后, 自...以来 adv. 自那时以后 conj. 既然, 自...以后, 自...以来

Detailed Explanations:
  • adv. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month
  • ago, and I have not seen him since.
  • adv. In the time past, counting backward from the present;
  • before this or now; ago.
  • adv. When or that.
  • prep. From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to;
  • subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the
  • object.
  • conj. Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed
  • by that.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#121

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 98.8% (Top 98.8% most frequent)
98.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#317

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 96.8% (Top 96.8% most frequent)
96.8%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#259

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 97.4% (Top 97.4% most frequent)
97.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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