Since vs. Given — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Since and Given
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Since
From then until now or between then and now
They left town and haven't been here since.
Given
Past participle of give.
Since
Before now; ago
A name long since forgotten.
Given
Specified; fixed
We will meet at a given time and location.
Since
After some point in the past; at a subsequent time
My friend has since married and moved to California.
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Given
Granted as a supposition; acknowledged or assumed
Given the condition of the engine, it is a wonder that it even starts.
Since
Continuously from
They have been friends since childhood.
Given
Having a tendency; inclined
My neighbor is given to lavish spending.
Since
Intermittently from
She's been skiing since childhood.
Given
Bestowed as a gift; presented.
Since
During the period subsequent to the time when
He hasn't been home since he graduated.
Given
Something assumed or taken for granted
"It's a given that the writer of short stories will be keeping his day job" (Donald E. Westlake).
Since
Continuously from the time when
They have been friends ever since they were in grade school.
Given
Inflection of give
Since
Inasmuch as; because
Since you're not interested, I won't tell you about it.
Given
Considering; taking into account.
Given the current situation, I don't think that's possible.
Since
From a specified time in the past.
I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.
A short/long time since
Given
A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
When evaluating this math problem, don't forget to read the givens.
Since
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.
Given
Already arranged. en
Since
Continuously during that period of time.
I have known her since last year.
Given
Currently discussed. en
Since
At certain points during that period of time.
Given
Particular, specific.
No more than three people can be in that space at a given time.
Since
From the time that.
I have loved you since I first met you.
Given
Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
Given that we will get the resources, what do we want to achieve?
Since
Because.
Since you didn't call, we left without you.
Given
(with to) Prone, disposed.
He was given to taking a couple of glasses of port at his club.
Since
(obsolete) When or that.
Given
Granted; assumed; supposed to be known; set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.
Since
From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
We since become the slaves to one man's lust.
Given
Stated; fixed; as, in a given time.
Since
In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
How many ages since has Virgil writ?
About two years since, it so fell out, that he was brought to a great lady's house.
Given
An assumption that is taken for granted
Since
When or that.
Do you remember since we lay all night in the windmill in St. George's field?
Given
Specified in advance;
A given number
We will meet at a given time and location
Since
From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; - usually with a past event or time for the object.
The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming.
I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any extant since the ancients.
Given
Acknowledged as a supposition;
Given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started
Since
Seeing that; because; considering; - formerly followed by that.
Since that my penitence comes after all,Imploring pardon.
Since truth and constancy are vain,Since neither love, nor sense of pain,Nor force of reason, can persuade,Then let example be obeyed.
Given
Having possession delivered or transferred without compensation
Given
(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward;
He is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
I am not minded to answer any questions
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