près

Meaning

Adv

near (a time or a place); close (to a time or a place)

Prep

attached to, connects a person or an organisation delegated officially to a setting.

Concepts

near

close

nearby

nigh

about

closely

contiguously

nearly

by

by the skin of one’s teeth

carefully

cheeseparing

close to

come near

come on

draw close

draw near

go up

intimate

just

meadows

most

narrowly

neighbouring

next

next to

short

skinny

tight

virtually

well-nigh

penny-pinching

near here

adjoining

almost

approach

approximate

around

at

beside

Synonyms

proche

fermer

à proximité

à côté

près de

à

auprès

de près

environs

contre

dans

étroitement

le long de

pratiquement

presque

quasiment

rapprocher

soigneusement

sur

🔛

intimement

quasi

tout près

preu

à côté de

approcher

approximatif

attentivement

auprès de

autour de

aux environs

chez

Translations

cerca

vicino

nahe

perto

nah

próximo

dichtbij

nabij

κοντά

ernaast

hiernaast

daarnaast

cercano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʁɛ/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: presso

Cognate with Sicilian: pressu

In summary

From Old French pres (“closely”), from Vulgar Latin *pressō, from Latin pressus (“concise”), from premō (“to press, push, condense”). Cognate with Italian presso and Sicilian pressu.

Sentences

Une première lumière était présente près de la station .

A first light was present near the station.

Il est probable qu'elle ait été découverte près de son emplacement original .

It is likely that it was discovered near its original location.

Elle est située près de la frontière avec la Russie et avec l'Estonie.

It is located near the border with Russia and Estonia.

L'avion heurta la montagne près de son sommet .

The plane hit the mountain near its top.

Bussigny compte près de vingt sociétés sportives .

Bussigny has nearly twenty sports companies.

Après sa maladie , il s’installe définitivement à Veilhes, près de Lavaur.

After his illness, he settled permanently in Veilhes, near Lavaur.