anent

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈnɛnt/
Etymology

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.

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