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French
Etymology
From de + puis. From Middle French depuis, from Old French depuis. Compare Portuguese depois (“after”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
depuis
- since
On habite ici depuis l’an 2000.- We've lived here since the year 2000.
- 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.
- (regarding time) for ~
Je vis ici depuis trois ans.- I've lived here for three years.
- (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
- from
Le train part depuis Stockholm.- The train leaves from Stockholm.
Derived terms
Adverb
depuis
- (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
Etymology
From Old French depuis.
Preposition
depuis
- since
Descendants
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)