he has since retired.
2007-04-20 18:43:55 · 4 answers · asked by popcorn0421 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You have taken this sentence out of its original context. If you read the sentence that appears just before it, chances are that other sentence tells you "since" when he has retired.
For example:
"In 2001, John Ashton reported that he worked at Steel Industries Inc. for over 25 years. He has since retired."
In this instance, "since" would mean since 2001 he has retired.
2007-04-20 19:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by monica_dietz@sbcglobal.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The person that you are referring to has retired at a certain time (which the word "since" refers to in this sentence) and is still retired today.
2007-04-21 01:48:32 · answer #2 · answered by Hungry.And.Bored. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sentence or clause which came before "he has since retired" is essential to understanding its meaning.
For example, if it went something like this:
"Michael Tucker spent most of his life working on a cotton plantation. He has since retired."
It means that Michael Tucker retired sometime after he worked on the cotton plantation.
Does that make any sense?
2007-04-21 01:52:25 · answer #3 · answered by Sondra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would assume that before this sentence, there were comments about something he did on his job. "Since" means that in the time between when he did those things and now, he retired.
2007-04-21 01:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋