proche

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French proche, derived from prochain, or from Latin propius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔʃ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Adjective

proche (plural proches)

1. close, near, closeby, nearby (to a place)

   L’épicerie est proche. ― The grocery store is close by.

   L’épicerie est proche de la boulangerie. ― The grocery store is close to the bakery.

   L’épicerie est proche de chez toi. ― The grocery store is near your place.

2. close, near (a time)

   Le jour est proche où toutes les barrières [...] finiront par tomber.[1]

   The day when all the barriers [...] will break down is near.

   (literally, “The day is near when all the barriers [...] will end up falling apart.”)

Synonyms

• près

Related terms

• de proche en proche

Noun

proche m or f by sense (plural proches)

1. loved one, close relative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• choper, pocher