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From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.

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  1. adv. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
  2. adv. In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
  3. adv. When or that.
  4. 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.
  5. conj. Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
  6. From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to;subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for theobject.The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. Gen. xxx. 30.I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any extant sincethe ancients. Dryden.
  7. i:23/c:71/r:6 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.