Meaning

3 senses

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, not comparable)Subsequently; then.

  2. (Northern England, Scotland, not comparable)Late.

  3. (Northern England, Scotland, not comparable)Before now; ago.

Examples

4 sentences

  1. Tom sang "Auld Lang Syne."

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  2. Tom and Mary sang "Auld Lang Syne".

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  3. We will sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the stroke of midnight.

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  4. Members of the European Parliament joined hands to sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the end of the session Wednesday in Brussels.

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Origin

From Middle English syne, syn, sin, a contracted form of sithen (“since”). More at sithen.

From Middle English syne, syn, sin, a contracted form of sithen (“since”). More at sithen.

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
subsequently:ensuingly
followingly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
syncreticsyndicatesyndromeB1synergysynodsynonymB2
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