at church
50
1.0
- adposition
:
en la iglesia
- Every Sunday morning I joined my host at church services.
- attendance at church
- at church services
And these people are at church in the snow.
- And these people are at church in the snow.
- And like, all of these things run into a sermon that I heard at church Sunday about kindness.
- OK, This is every little girl at church.
- And I said, well, I've been talking to this guy at church.
- Man, if you get caught stealing by a nine year old at church, you.
- So maybe they're they have more faith in going to the pastor at church.
- I always tell the kids who come to me for advice after we sing at church.
- That's why Rio's at church this morning, praying that Arsenal are not going to get the job done.
- First of all, I want a free joke writing class at church.
- Some of y'all try to put that good man onto your cousins or your friends or someone at church or whatever, so then you know they exist.
- And I'm going to cut this short, but so I went to every sermon Peter ever preached at church.
Examples
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- I saw you sing at church a few weeks ago.
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But I want to see you at church on Sunday for my birthday.
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And these people are at church in the snow.
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What happens at church on Friday?
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I see you at church every Sunday playing the organ.
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My parents had met at church, and I had been "churched" my entire life.
Academic text (2014) -
The rest of the family was at church, and Lexa had been put in charge.
Fiction book (1996) -
Naturally, a lot of people at church knew me, and afterwards they were all eager to talk to me.
Fiction book (2000) -
"We have a new preacher at church," he said, just remembering.
Fiction book (1998) -
Every Sunday morning, I joined my host at church services.
Synonyms
19
2.1
A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk
14
2.9
A place where people meet to pray or have religious services
11
2.9
A building where people gather for prayer or religious services
9
3.1
A building where people gather to pray, like a church
4
1.0
A building where Christians meet to worship
Inside a church for things that must happen there to be official
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
at + church
The meaning is directly derivable from combining the locative preposition 'at' (indicating location or presence) with 'church' (a place of worship); together they denote being located in or attending a church. This is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common location construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
At church comes from the simple image of people being inside the church building for worship or other activities. So when someone says they are 'at church', it means they are inside the church or taking part in a religious service or event.