FORENENST

Fore*nenst", prep. Etym: [See Fore, and Anent.]

Definition: Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic] The land forenenst the Greekish shore. Fairfax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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