"près" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /pʁɛ/ Audio: Fr-près.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|pres||closely}} Old French pres (“closely”), {{der|fr|VL.|*pressō}} Vulgar Latin *pressō, {{der|fr|la|pressus||concise}} Latin pressus (“concise”), {{m|la|premō||to press, push, condense}} premō (“to press, push, condense”), {{cog|it|presso}} Italian presso, {{cog|scn|pressu}} Sicilian pressu Head templates: {{fr-adv}} près
  1. near (a time or a place); close (to a time or a place)
    Sense id: en-près-fr-adv-O1a02u4i Categories (other): French prepositions Disambiguation of French prepositions: 50 50

Preposition

IPA: /pʁɛ/ Audio: Fr-près.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|pres||closely}} Old French pres (“closely”), {{der|fr|VL.|*pressō}} Vulgar Latin *pressō, {{der|fr|la|pressus||concise}} Latin pressus (“concise”), {{m|la|premō||to press, push, condense}} premō (“to press, push, condense”), {{cog|it|presso}} Italian presso, {{cog|scn|pressu}} Sicilian pressu Head templates: {{fr-prep}} près
  1. (formal or law) attached to, connects a person or an organisation delegated officially to a setting. Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: auprès de Derived forms: à la virgule près, à peu de choses près, à peu près, après, de près, presque, à ... près (english: within such and such)
    Sense id: en-près-fr-prep-Nluu6NlN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 50 50

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