Since vs. Upon — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Since and Upon
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Since
From then until now or between then and now
They left town and haven't been here since.
Upon
On
The leaves are scattered upon the grass. He put the book upon the table. Upon hearing the news, we all cheered.
Since
Before now; ago
A name long since forgotten.
Upon
Physically above and in contact with.
Place the book upon the table.
Since
After some point in the past; at a subsequent time
My friend has since married and moved to California.
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Upon
Physically directly supported by.
The crew set sail upon the sea.
She balanced upon one foot.
Since
Continuously from
They have been friends since childhood.
Upon
Being followed by another so as to form a series.
Hours upon hours, years upon years, mile upon mile of desert
Since
Intermittently from
She's been skiing since childhood.
Upon
At (a prescribed point in time).
The contract was rendered void upon his death.
Since
During the period subsequent to the time when
He hasn't been home since he graduated.
Upon
On.
Since
Continuously from the time when
They have been friends ever since they were in grade school.
Upon
On; - used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable.
Our host upon his stirrups stood anon.
Thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar.
The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.
As I did stand my watch upon the hill.
He made a great difference between people that did rebel upon wantonness, and them that did rebel upon want.
This advantage we lost upon the invention of firearms.
Upon the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find in Homer.
He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow.
Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from aggression in my absence.
Since
Inasmuch as; because
Since you're not interested, I won't tell you about it.
Since
From a specified time in the past.
I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.
A short/long time since
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.
Since
Continuously during that period of time.
I have known her since last year.
Since
At certain points during that period of time.
Since
From the time that.
I have loved you since I first met you.
Since
Because.
Since you didn't call, we left without you.
Since
(obsolete) When or that.
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.
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.
Since
When or that.
Do you remember since we lay all night in the windmill in St. George's field?
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.
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.
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