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foreanent

foreanent preposition: over against; opposite to.

Preposition

foreanent

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) Over against; opposite to.
    • Acts James VI
      Utheris inhabiting the bordouris fore-anent England.

Forms of foreanent

alternative formforenent
alternative formfornent
alternative formforenenst

Origin of foreanent

From fore + anent.

Questions about foreanent

What does foreanent mean?
Foreanent means over against; opposite to.
What part of speech is foreanent?
Foreanent is a preposition.

Words near foreanent in the dictionary

  1. foreadvised
  2. foreadvises
  3. foreadvising
  4. foreal
  5. forealleged
  6. foreanent
  7. foreannounce
  8. foreannouncement
  9. foreannouncements
  10. foreanswer
  11. foreanswered

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