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depuis

Pronunciation: /də.pɥi/

“depuis” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

preposition

  1. since
  2. since, ever since
  3. for ~
  4. for the last ~, over the past ~
  5. from

adverb

  1. ever since, since then

In French

  1. À partir de.
  2. Peut aussi indiquer un rapport de lieu ou de rang.
  3. (suivi de l'infinitif passé)
  4. À partir de tel temps.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French depuis, from Old French depuis, from Late Latin dē post and influenced by Old French puis or a later variant, *dē postius. Cognate with Portuguese depois, Spanish después, Italian dipoi, dopo. By surface analysis, de + puis.

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