anent

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
2. (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
3. (obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
4. (obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.

Sinonieme

above

Vertalings

عن

bitişik

dair

ilgili

ötürü

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈnɛnt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: anent

Geërf van Old English: on efn

In summary

From Middle English anent, anentes, anempt (“insofar as, inasmuch as, in comparison with, with respect to, as regards, concerning, in the opinion or judgment of; next to, close to, up to, near, adjoining, across from, over against, facing”), from Old English on efn (“by; near”), from on + efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.