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English
Etymology
From Middle English suant (“following”),[1] from Anglo-Norman suant, from Old French suiant, sivant, present participle of sivre (“to follow”), from Latin sequor.
Adjective
suant (comparative more suant, superlative most suant)
- (obsolete or dialectal, rare) Smooth, or proceeding smoothly.
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Adverb
suant (comparative more suant, superlative most suant)
- (obsolete or dialectal, rare) Smoothly; without difficulty.
1899, Sabine Baring-Gould, Book of the West, page 252:Peter and his wife did not get on very "suant" together.
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Catalan
Verb
suant
- gerund of suar
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin sānctus.
Adjective
suant
- holy
Noun
suant m
- saint
French
Participle
suant
- present participle of suer
Adjective
suant (feminine suante, masculine plural suants, feminine plural suantes)
- sweaty or sweating
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Latin
Verb
suant
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of suō
Old French
Verb
suant
- present participle of suire