Anon, to sudden silence won, / In fancy they pursue / The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new, / In friendly chat with bird or beast— / And half believe it true.
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Anon
/əˈnɑn/
Synonyms for "anon" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
after a timeafter a whileafterwardafterwardsagainat another timeat that momentat that timebefore long
Adverb(1 words)
before long
Strong matches (13)
betimesby and byby destinydirectlyere longfatallyhopefullyimminentlyin a momentin a whilein aftertimein due course
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (23)
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8 entriesCollocations
6 entriesanon appearedanon cameanon departedanon enteredanon spokeanon there came
Translations
8 translations across 6 languages.
Indonesian
2 entries- anonim noun (anonymous person)
- awanama noun (anonymous person)
Italian
1 entries- anonimo noun (anonymous person)
Macedonian
2 entries- а́нон noun (anonymous person)
- анони́мец noun (anonymous person)
Polish
1 entries- anon noun (anonymous person)
Portuguese
1 entries- anão noun (anonymous person)
Russian
1 entries- ано́н noun (anonymous person)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
But anon their bemused wits awoke to the nature of the deed which was like to be done upon the moorlands.
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But anon new foes / come swarming up, while ever and again / fast fall the showers of stones, and thick the javelins rain.
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They were wild men, bursting ever and anon into quarrel, into all kinds of fierce sincerity; without right worth and manhood, no man could have commanded them.
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