Etymology

anent

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Today it means: Concerning, with regard to, about, in respect to, as to, insofar as, inasmuch as, apropos. Full definition →

Middle English anent ← Old English on efn
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  1. Old English · inherited fromon efn“by; near”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromanent
  3. English todayanent

From Middle English anent, anempt (“in comparison with, concerning, in the opinion of; close to, against”), from Old English on efn (“by; near”), from on + efn. Compare Dutch neven, German neben.

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