anent
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9.9
About something or its details
- adposition
- /əˈnɛnt/
- Archaic
:
acerca de
- He made inquiries anent the whereabouts of the missing files.
Examples
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The report was anent the new regulations.
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There was much discussion anent the future of the organization.
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The document included several statements anent the proposed legislation.
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I have some questions anent the project timeline.
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The professor gave a lecture anent the effects of climate change on biodiversity.
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The article discusses several issues anent the current political climate.
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He had some questions anent the new policy changes that were recently introduced.
Synonyms
Surface Forms
anent main
Etymology
Anent also came to be used to mean 'about' or 'concerning' in older English and Scots, so 'anent the plan' simply means 'about the plan'.