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anent
Anent (prep) means concerning or about something.
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1
Concerning or about something.
"The invasion of privacy anent banking and financial activities was mainly an outcome of the income tax and the Drug War"
— LT Wolf, The World King (fiction) (2015)
2
According to what someone thinks or believes.
3
Facing or positioned opposite something.
4
Level with, or standing alongside something.
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Etymology
Comes 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”), which developed from Old English on efn (“by; near”), itself from on and efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.
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What is the meaning of anent?
"anent" (prep) means concerning or about something.
What is another word for anent?
Other words for "anent" include respecting, on, re, concerning, touching, irt.
What are the different meanings of anent?
"anent" has 3 main meanings: 1. Concerning or about something; 2. According to what someone thinks or believes; 3. Facing or positioned opposite something.
