Meaning
behind, along, after
- near, nearby
- behind, after (in pursuit or following)
- with oneself, on hand
- next, afterward
In a sentence
Il cane gli correva sempre appresso per strada.
The dog was always running after him in the street.
Non ho documenti appresso in questo momento.
I don't have any documents on me right now.
Non abito appresso al centro.
I don’t live near the center.
Usage notes
- Mostly literary or archaic in modern Italian; use vicino, accanto, or presso in everyday speech.
- Often appears after the noun or pronoun in older texts: qui appresso, lì appresso.
- Do not confuse it with presso: presso is still used in formal contexts, while appresso sounds dated.