depuis

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word depuis. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word depuis, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say depuis in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word depuis you have here. The definition of the word depuis will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofdepuis, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

French

Etymology

From de + puis. From Middle French depuis, from Old French depuis. Compare Portuguese depois (after).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.pɥi/
    • Audio:(file)
  • (Louisiana) IPA(key): /de.pi/, /dɑ̃.pɥi/, /dɑ̃.py/, /də.py/
  • (Wallonia) IPA(key): /də.pwi/
  • Rhymes: -ɥi

Preposition

depuis

  1. since
    On habite ici depuis l’an 2000.
    We've lived here since the year 2000.
  2. since, ever since
    Depuis son arrivée à la tête du Barça, l’entraîneur catalan a tout gagné.
    Ever since he took the helm of Barça, the Catalan coach has won everything.
  3. (regarding time) for ~
    Je vis ici depuis trois ans.
    I've lived here for three years.
  4. (regarding time) for the last ~, over the past ~
    Le Marché Monétaire et Ses Crises depuis Cinquante Ans
    The Money Market and Its Crises over the Last Fifty Years
  5. from
    Le train part depuis Stockholm.
    The train leaves from Stockholm.

Derived terms

Adverb

depuis

  1. (informal) ever since, since then
    Synonyms: depuis lors, entre-temps
    Depuis, je vis ici.
    Since then, I've been living here.

See also

Further reading

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French depuis.

Preposition

depuis

  1. since

Descendants

  • French: depuis

References

  • depuis on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)
  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (depuis, supplement)