anent
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /əˈnɛnt/
Preposition
  1. (archaic) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as., apropos
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, chapter 16,
      Mr Bloom and Stephen entered the cabman’s shelter, an unpretentious wooden structure, where, prior to then, he had rarely, if ever, been before; the former having previously whispered to the latter a few hints anent the keeper of it […]
    • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, chapter 11,
      The wings of the driver's Marlenesque nose shone, having shed or burned up their ration of powder, and she kept up an elegant monologue anent the local traffic […]
    • 1984, New York Times,
      This question remains a vital consideration anent the debate over the possibility of limiting nuclear war to military objectives, […]
  2. (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
  3. (obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
    • 2005, R.T. Smith, Ina Grove, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 81, Iss. 4; pg. 230
      […] if Painter did ever abide in the old bark mill said to be anent his brother's freehold.
  4. (obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.
Synonyms


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