anent

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈnɛnt/ Rhymes: -ɛnt === Preposition === anent (now rare) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos. Synonyms: apropos, as for; see also Thesaurus:about 1937, L. Ron Hubbard, letter to Russell Hays, quoted in Literary Correspondence: Letters and Journals, p. 101, I have just found out something with which to repay that very kind favor of yours anent the "lift" angle on stories. (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. ==== Derived terms ==== thereanent whereanent === References === Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia “anent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === annet == Scots == === Etymology === From Middle English anent, 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 onemn (“by; near”); equivalent to modern in + even. Compare Dutch neven, German neben. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [əˈnɛnt] (Mid Northern Scots) IPA(key): [əˈnænt] === Preposition === anent in a line with, on a level with, alongside of before the face of, in the presence of (of persons) fronting, opposite, over against (of position) concerning, about ==== Derived terms ==== foreanent (“over against, opposite to; on the opposite side”) hereanent (“concerning”) thareanent (“the matter already mentioned, relating to what has been said above”) === Adverb === anent (not comparable) in front, opposite