"anent" meaning in All languages combined

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Preposition [English]

IPA: /əˈnɛnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anent.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-anent.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɛnt 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 on efn (“by; near”), from on + efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|anent}} Middle English anent, {{m|enm|anempt|t=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}} 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”), {{inh|en|ang|on efn|t=by; near}} Old English on efn (“by; near”), {{com|ang|on|efn|nocat=1}} on + efn, {{noncog|nl|neven}} Dutch neven, {{noncog|de|neben}} German neben Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} anent, {{en-prep}} anent
  1. (now rare) Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos. Tags: archaic Synonyms: apropos, as for, about
    Sense id: en-anent-en-prep-fqaGEwMu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 2 8 43 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 42 10 26 22
  2. (obsolete) In the opinion or judgment of. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-anent-en-prep-nd3f--ha
  3. (obsolete) Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-anent-en-prep-Xm~sDuu-
  4. (obsolete) In a line with; side by side with; on a level with. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-anent-en-prep-dG~kPlRp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 2 8 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: thereanent, whereanent

Adverb [Scots]

IPA: [əˈnɛnt], [əˈnænt] [Mid-Northern-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. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|anent}} Middle English anent, {{m|enm|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}} 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”), {{inh|sco|ang|onemn||by; near}} Old English onemn (“by; near”), {{m|sco|in}} in, {{m|sco|even}} even, {{cog|nl|neven}} Dutch neven, {{cog|de|neben}} German neben Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb|not comparable|cat2=uncomparable adverbs}} anent (not comparable), {{sco-adv|-}} anent (not comparable)
  1. in front, opposite Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-anent-sco-adv-d3brPqoj Categories (other): Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 13 26 14 28 18

Preposition [Scots]

IPA: [əˈnɛnt], [əˈnænt] [Mid-Northern-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. Etymology templates: {{inh|sco|enm|anent}} Middle English anent, {{m|enm|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}} 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”), {{inh|sco|ang|onemn||by; near}} Old English onemn (“by; near”), {{m|sco|in}} in, {{m|sco|even}} even, {{cog|nl|neven}} Dutch neven, {{cog|de|neben}} German neben Head templates: {{head|sco|preposition}} anent
  1. in a line with, on a level with, alongside of
    Sense id: en-anent-sco-prep-K5yxK9xA Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header, Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 10 64 7 13 7 Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 13 26 14 28 18
  2. before the face of, in the presence of (of persons)
    Sense id: en-anent-sco-prep-4Q0vgUmv Categories (other): Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 13 26 14 28 18
  3. fronting, opposite, over against (of position)
    Sense id: en-anent-sco-prep--CsXcw9R Categories (other): Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 13 26 14 28 18
  4. concerning, about
    Sense id: en-anent-sco-prep-LJduGBVZ Categories (other): Scots prepositions Disambiguation of Scots prepositions: 13 26 14 28 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foreanent (english: over against, opposite to; on the opposite side), hereanent (english: concerning), thareanent (english: the matter already mentioned, relating to what has been said above)

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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        },
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          "ref": "2015, LT Wolf, The World King (fiction)",
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        }
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        ],
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        "In the opinion or judgment of."
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations"
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          "ref": "2005, R.T. Smith, “Ina Grove”, in The Virginia Quarterly Review, volume 81, number 4, page 230",
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        }
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        "obsolete"
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        "English terms with obsolete senses",
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          "ref": "1865, William Stott Banks, Wakefield Words, page 4",
          "text": "ANENT, opposite. Usually \"ovver-anent.\"",
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    },
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        "US"
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}

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    "Scots prepositions",
    "Scots terms derived from Middle English",
    "Scots terms derived from Old English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Middle English",
    "Scots terms inherited from Old English",
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      "english": "over against, opposite to; on the opposite side",
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      "ipa": "[əˈnænt]",
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