chez

Meaning

1. to, at, in or into the home, office, etc. of
2. by extension, to, at or in the country of
3. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type)
4. in the work of (an author or artist)

Concepts

at

place

at someone’s home

by

chez

to

with

beside

at my place

in the house

home

🏠

homeward

in

among

at place

at home

at the home of

-’s

amidst

amongst

location

near

on

🔛

’s

towards

in the presence of

amid

Synonyms

à

à

auprès de

sur

🔛

en

contre

dans

par

à la maison

autour de

avec

parmi

vers

chez moi

place

près

près de

de

au-dedans de

au

dedomain:arch

où

dehors

tous près de

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃe/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chez, from Old French chies, from Latin casa (“house”). Doublet of case. The lack of final -e may be due to contraction in unstressed position; however, it has also been explained as the continuation of a Proto-Romance dative-genitive form case (from Latin casae).

Sentences

Il m’a reconnu , il nous a invités chez lui .

He recognized me, he invited us to his house.

Quant aux leucophores, ils sont présents chez plusieurs espèces de poissons .

As for leukophores, they are present in several species of fish.

De retour chez lui il aurait absorbé une grande quantité d'alcool et de tranquillisant .

Back home he would have absorbed a large amount of alcohol and tranquilizer.

Charles entra comme apprenti chez son oncle à l'âge de douze ans .

Charles entered as an apprentice with his uncle at the age of twelve.

Après quelques figurations dans des films , elle devient mannequin chez Chanel , puis Schiaparelli.

After a few figures in films, she became a model at Chanel, then Schiaparelli.

Elle est relativement répandue chez les investisseurs , notamment néophytes .

It is relatively widespread among investors, especially neophytes.