anent
/əˈnɛnt/
anent preposition: concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
Preposition
anent
- Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
- 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 […]1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 16]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- I have just found out something with which to repay that very kind favor of yours anent the "lift" angle on stories.1937, L. Ron Hubbard, letter to Russell Hays, quoted in Literary Correspondence: Letters and Journals, p. 101
- Synonyms:
- apropos, as for, about, apropos of, as far as, as regards, as relates to, as respects, as to, concerned with
- In the opinion or judgment of.
- Against, in front of, fronting; before; opposite; over against, on the other side.
- […] if Painter did ever abide in the old bark mill said to be anent his brother's freehold.2005, R.T. Smith, “Ina Grove”, in The Virginia Quarterly Review, volume 81, number 4, page 230
- In a line with; side by side with; on a level with.
- ANENT, opposite. Usually "ovver-anent."1865, William Stott Banks, Wakefield Words, page 4
anent meaning in Tamil
anent in Tamil
- பற்றி, குறித்து, தொடர்பாக, நோக்கி
Examples of anent in a sentence
- 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, […]1955, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 11, in Lolita, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, published August...
- This question remains a vital consideration anent the debate over the possibility of limiting nuclear war to military objectives, […]1984, New York Times:
- The invasion of privacy anent banking and financial activities was mainly an outcome of the income tax and the Drug War2015, LT Wolf, The World King (fiction), →ISBN:
Synonyms of anent
- apropos
- as for
- about
- apropos of
- as far as
- as regards
- as relates to
- as respects
- as to
- concerned with
21 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- connected with
- concerning
- dealing with
- in reference to
- in regard to
- in regards to
- in relation to
- in respect of
- IRT
- in terms of
- on
- re
- referring to
- regarding
- relating to
- relative to
- respecting
- with regard to
- with respect to
- WRT
- touching
Origin of anent
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.
Words formed from anent
Words that rhyme with anent
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
- ent
Questions about anent
- What does anent mean?
- Anent means concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos.
- What is anent in Tamil?
- Anent in Tamil is பற்றி, குறித்து, தொடர்பாக. See Anent meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use anent in a sentence?
- 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, […]
- What part of speech is anent?
- Anent is a preposition.
- How do you pronounce anent?
- Anent is pronounced /əˈnɛnt/.
Words near anent in the dictionary
Source and license
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