French word

auprès

Pronunciation

IPA/opʁɛ/

Meaning

  • prepositionnear

Example

Reste auprès de moi.

Stay near me.

Illustration for auprès (near)

More examples

Elle est appréciée auprès des clients.

She is appreciated by customers.

Core concept

Close position beside a person, with the same nearness extending to a relationship with an institution.

Common phrases

  • auprès de quelqu'un

    near someone

  • auprès de moi

    near me

  • auprès de sa famille

    near her family

Similar words

aux yeux de: In the view or estimation of a person or group.
vis-à-vis de: In relation to a particular person or thing.
envers: Toward a person or group, expressing an attitude or feeling.
près de: Located physically near a person or thing.

Definition in French

Signifie « près de » dans un sens spatial ou relationnel, souvent employée devant un nom de personne ou d'institution.

Word origin

French formed auprès from à and près, whose Old French form pres meant close or near.

Usage tips

  • Auprès de is common in formal statements about a person's standing or relations with an institution.

Other meanings

  • withpreposition

Opposites

  • loin defar frompreposition

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