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since

 
 
/sɪns/ conjunction

Translation

TIME from a time in the past until a later time or until now
...dan/den beri; o zamandan beri
He's been much happier since he started his new job. I've known Tim since he was seven.1589
BECAUSE because
çünkü; ...dığı/diği için
He drove quite slowly since we had plenty of time.1244
(Definition of since conjunction from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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