English

Alternative forms

• forenent, fornent, forenenst

Preposition

foreanent

1. (obsolete) Over against; opposite to.

   Utheris inhabiting the bordouris fore-anent England. ― Acts James VI.

Scots

Etymology

fore +‎ anent ‎(“fronting, opposite, over against”)

Preposition

foreanent

1. over against, opposite to

Adverb

foreanent ‎(not comparable)

1. on the opposite side