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单词 fornent
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Definition of fornent in English:

fornent

(also fornenst)
preposition & adverb fɔːˈnɛnt
Northern Irish, Scottish

  • Facing or in front of.

    as preposition I stood fornent a roaring fire
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He spread the fifty notes fornent him.
    • The lady would sit fornenst me.
    • There's a quay fornent it.
    • He lived in a little house fornent the chapel.
    • Every year after yon, in the winter time, a seal came up fornent the house.

Origin

Early 16th century: from fore + anent.

 
 
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