chez

See also: chèz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɪ/
• Homophone: shay
• Rhymes: -eɪ

Preposition

chez

1. At the home of
   • 2008 February 28, Lisa Forest, “Mind the gap: Empty house, empty nest, empty fridge”, in The Telegraph‎^[1]:

     Even if I say so myself, Christmas chez the Forests is quite a heart-warming affair. For Ben, growing up, it was pure magic - a log fire in the grate, ...

Derived terms

• chez moi

Translations

at/in the home of

• Danish: hos
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Anagrams

• Zech.

---

French

Etymology

From Old French chiese, chese, from Latin casa (“house”). Doublet of case.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃe/

• audio:

  (file)

Preposition

chez

1. (before personal pronouns) to (any specified location)

   Je rentre chez moi. ― I am going home. (literally, “I am going to mine.”)

2. at, in (any specified location; used with the names of people or professions)

   chez moi ― at my house (literally, “at mine”)

   chez lui ― at his house (literally, “at his”)

   chez Françoise ― at Françoise’s

   chez le dentiste ― at the dentist

   chez l’avocat ― at the lawyer's office

3. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type)

   Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens. ― This illness is often seen among dogs.

   le TDAH chez l’adulte ― ADHD in adults

4. in the work of (an author or artist)

   C’est un thème très important chez Baudelaire. ― That is a very important theme in Baudelaire's work.

   le symbolisme des couleurs chez Picasso ― color symbolism in Picasso's work

Derived terms

• chez-soi

Further reading

• “chez”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.