anent
Meaning
- (archaic) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
- (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
- (obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
- (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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