fornenst
preposition Midland U.S. and British Dialect.
1.
next to; near to: They walked fornenst one another down the sidewalk.
2.
against; facing; opposite.
Also, for·nent.
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| —prep | |
| dialect (Scot), (Northeast English) situated against or facing towards | |
| [from Scottish, from | |
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