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/feuhr nent"/, prep. Brit. dial.1. in front of; facing.2. close to; next to.[1515-25; FORE1 + (A)NENT]
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ferninst — fer·ninst (fər nĭnstʹ) also for·nent (fər nĕntʹ) prep. Chiefly Midland U.S. Opposite, near to, or against: Their barn is ferninst the house. [Dialectal fornent, fornenst: fore + anent, anenst(from Middle English. See anent).] … Universalium
beside — [adv/prep] next to abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, a step from, at one’s elbow, at the edge of, at the side of, bordering on, by, cheek by jowl*, close at hand, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, fornent,… … New thesaurus
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