Used in a Sentence

syne

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for syne.

Editorial note

For instance if a syntax synopsis block is opened with.synb, it will tell you there is a missing.syne closer.

Examples19
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(Scotland, Northern England) Before now; ago.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of syne gathered in one view.

adverb

(Scotland, Northern England) Before now; ago.

adverb

(Scotland, Northern England) Subsequently; then.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for syne.

adverb

(Scotland, Northern England) Before now; ago.

adverb

(Scotland, Northern England) Subsequently; then.

Example sentences

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For instance if a syntax synopsis block is opened with.synb, it will tell you there is a missing.syne closer.

2

Hands-down, THE best holiday mixes, with several hours of all the versions of aulde lange syne on new years eve!

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Ah, auld lang syne, when even the simplest processor operations were slower than memory fetch.

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Ye ar but a waff o rouk at kythes a weeock, an syne eelies awa.

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(Chorus) For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.

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Chorus We twa hae paidl’d in the burn, Frae morning sun till dine; But seas between us braid hae roar’d Sin’ auld lang syne.

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My band will have to play auld lang syne in five.

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Lisa Berkman, then at Yale University, and Leonard Syne at the University of California, Berkeley, followed nearly seven thousand adults for nine years.

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And auld lang syne!

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And we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet, For auld lang syne.

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Chorus We twa hae run about the braes, And pou’d the gowans fine; But we’ve wander’d mony a weary fit, Sin’ auld lang syne.

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And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, for auld lang(uage) syne.

Quote examples

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Topped off with 4 hours of a "Auld Lang Syne" playlist starting at Midnight NYE!

2

He should have played a well-known pentatonic tune like "Auld Lang Syne"!

3

Feels vaguely familiar, but inverted, to the reality that most Americans have no idea what "Auld Lang Syne" is from, what it means, or what its lyrics even are.

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I once put up a YouTube video of "Auld Lang Syne." I was playing this song myself on guitar, double-tracked to provide a backing track.

Proper noun examples

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There’s a beautiful quote from a 2019 episode of the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, Auld Lang Syne.

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Some of these are absolutely cursed suggestions for coding, namely Xanh, Syne, and Major.

3

It's more that they have a number of phrases that they sometimes pull out, and then there's a load of Robbie Burns (Auld Lang Syne).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use syne in a sentence?

For instance if a syntax synopsis block is opened with.synb, it will tell you there is a missing.syne closer.

What does syne mean?

(Scotland, Northern England) Before now; ago.

What part of speech is syne?

syne is commonly used as adverb.