foreanent
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Preposition[edit]
foreanent
- (Scotland, obsolete) Over against; opposite to.
- Acts James VI
- Utheris inhabiting the bordouris fore-anent England.
- Acts James VI
Scots[edit]
Etymology[edit]
fore + anent (“fronting, opposite, over against”)
Preposition[edit]
foreanent
Adverb[edit]
foreanent (not comparable)
- on the opposite side