how to pronounce since

/ˈsɪns/

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since is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of since in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… a lot has changed since a few hundred …”

meanings of since

preposition:

At certain points during that period of time.
Continuously during that period of time.
From: 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.

conjunction:

Because.
From the time that.
When or that.

adverb:

From a specified time in the past.

since frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word since occurs in english on average 636.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics since can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that since can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;