ciadverbSyllable DecompositionciEtymologyexpandfrom the Latin ecce hic ("right here").Definitions1. Here.expand2. Placed before a noun, a verb or an adverb, it indicates a place close to the one who is speaking or writing or a time period close to the one being spoken or written about.expandLe mémoire ci-joint.Vous recevrez ci-inclus copie de…Vous trouverez ci-incluse la copie que vous m'avez demandée.Les témoins ci-présents.3. It is very often, in accounts, placed before the figure indicating the amount of each item.expandQuatre mètres d'étoffe à vingt francs, ci 80 fr.4. Particle expressing an idea of proximity with the demonstrative adjective this or with the demonstrative pronoun this one. See -ci.expandCelui-ci, celle-ci.Ce livre-ci.Cette femme-ci.5. It is also placed before the prepositions above, below, before, after and against, to form the adverbial phrases above, below, before, after and against, which are usually used to indicate what precedes or follows.expandJ'ai dit ci-dessus.Nous avons vu ci-devant.Nous verrons ci-après.La note ci-dessous.AntonymlàTranslationsenglish:here