foreanent

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From fore +‎ anent.

Preposition

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foreanent

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

Scots

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Etymology

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fore +‎ anent (“fronting, opposite, over against”)

Preposition

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foreanent

  1. over against, opposite to

Adverb

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foreanent (not comparable)

  1. on the opposite side
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