Phrase guide

ever since

adv · conj · prep · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Continuously since a specified time or event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: duration, time

Examples

  • I started smoking last year and have been coughing ever since.
  • I haven't met her ever since.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

conj

Meaning 2

Continuously since a specified time or event.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I have had this terrible cough ever since I started smoking.
  • Ever since I've been here

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep

Meaning 3

Continuously since.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The people have been rejoicing ever since the election.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

57 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: от тогава (ot togava) — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Dutch: sindsdien — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Esperanto: ekde tiam — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Finnish: siitä lähtien — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Finnish: siitä saakka — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Finnish: siitä asti — continuously since a specified time or event
  • French: depuis lors — continuously since a specified time or event
  • German: sit ewig — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Greek: έκτοτε (éktote) — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Greek: από τότε (apó tóte) — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Polish: od tego czasu — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Portuguese: desde então — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: de când — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: de atunci când — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: chiar de când — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: din momentul în care — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: din clipa în care — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: din acel moment — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: din acea clipă — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: de atunci — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: de atunci încoace — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: chiar de atunci — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: de la — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Romanian: chiar de la — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Russian: с тех пор (s tex por) — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Slovene: vse odkar — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Swedish: sedan dess — continuously since a specified time or event
  • Arabic: مُنْذُ (munḏu) — continuously since
  • Arabic: من ساعة ما (men sāʕet mā) — continuously since
  • Finnish: siitä lähtien, kun — continuously since
  • French: depuis que — continuously since
  • Polish: odkąd — continuously since
  • Portuguese: desde que — continuously since
  • Romanian: de când — continuously since
  • Romanian: de atunci când — continuously since
  • Romanian: chiar de când — continuously since
  • Romanian: din momentul în care — continuously since
  • Romanian: din clipa în care — continuously since
  • Romanian: din acel moment — continuously since
  • Romanian: din acea clipă — continuously since
  • Romanian: de atunci — continuously since
  • Romanian: de atunci încoace — continuously since
  • Romanian: chiar de atunci — continuously since
  • Romanian: de la — continuously since
  • Romanian: chiar de la — continuously since
  • Swedish: sedan — continuously since
  • Swedish: ända sedan — continuously since
  • Swedish: alltsedan — continuously since
  • Ingrian: saa — continuously since
  • Ingrian: nasse — continuously since
  • Ingrian: nas — continuously since
  • Ingrian: nast — continuously since
  • Ingrian: asse — continuously since
  • Ingrian: ast — continuously since
  • Ingrian: as — continuously since
  • Polish: od — continuously since
  • Portuguese: desde então — continuously since