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| as1 |
"As" sometimes means "because" or "since." [1/6 definitions] |
| born |
since birth; from natural talent rather than practice or education. [1/3 definitions] |
| for |
since; because. [1/12 definitions] |
| Gaelic |
the language that has been spoken in Scotland since before English came into use there. It is sometimes called "Scottish Gaelic." [2 definitions] |
| if |
When someone asks, "If you are hungry, why don't you eat something?" they mean that since you are hungry, why don't you eat something. In this case, they know that you are hungry, so they are wondering why you are not eating anything, or they are offering you something to eat. [1/4 definitions] |
| Irish |
the language of Ireland spoken since before English came into use there. It is also called Irish Gaelic. [1/3 definitions] |
| Mauritius |
Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean. Farmers there grow a lot of sugar cane. Many tourists come to Mauritius to enjoy its beaches and mountains. People began to live in Mauritius only about five hundred years ago. Since then, people from many different countries and continents have come to live there. |
| native |
A native is a member of a group of people who have been living in a particular region since ancient times. That means that there is no history of these people living anywhere else. [1/7 definitions] |
| Native American |
a member of any of the peoples who have lived in North America, South America, or Central America since the time before the Europeans arrived. |
| seal1 |
A seal is a portion of wax or other substance that has a designed pressed into it and that is used to close an envelope and show that it has not been opened since it was closed. The wax is soft and liquid when it is pressed with the design, but it dries so that it stays on the envelope and keeps it closed. [1/4 definitions] |
| since |
If you have been playing at your friend's house since one o'clock, one o'clock is the time that you started playing there. If you haven't eaten since seven o'clock, it means that you have not eaten in all the time after seven o'clock. [4 definitions] |
| then |
If you have not been swimming since "then," it means that you have not been swimming since that time. [1/4 definitions] |
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