anent
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈnɛnt/
- (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, […]
- 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, chapter 16,
- (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of.
- (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.
- 2005, R.T. Smith, Ina Grove, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 81, Iss. 4; pg. 230
- (obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.
- (concerning; with regard to) apropos, as for; See also Thesaurus:about
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