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chez.

to, at, in or into the place of

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

prep/ʃe//ʃe.z‿/
  1. to, at, in or into the place of

    chez moi
    chez lui
  2. by extension, to, at or in the country of

    une spécialité bien de chez nous
    rentrer chez soi
  3. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type)

    Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens.
    le TDAH chez l'adulte
  4. in the work of (an author or artist)

    C'est un thème très important chez Baudelaire.
    le symbolisme des couleurs chez Picasso
Where this word comes from

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).

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