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incumbent meaning in Kannada

ಉಂಬಳದಾರ

/ɪnˈkʌmb(ə)nt//ɪnˈkʌmbənt/

incumbent in Kannada: ಉಂಬಳದಾರ, ದತ್ತಿದಾರ, ಹುದ್ದೆದಾರ, ಹೊಣೆಗಾರ. In English, incumbent means chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.

Kannada words for incumbent

ಉಂಬಳದಾರ, ದತ್ತಿದಾರ, ಹುದ್ದೆದಾರ, ಹೊಣೆಗಾರ, ಮೇಲಾಳು, ಹೊಣೆಗಾರನಾದ

English meaning of incumbent

  1. adjective Chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.
  2. adjective Of an anther: lying on the inner side of the filament; also, of a cotyledon: having its back lying against the radicle.
  3. adjective Of a body part such as a hair, spine, or wing: bent downwards or otherwise positioned so that it, or part of it, rests on or touches something else; specifically (ornithology), of the hind toe of a bird: fully resting on a support.
  4. adjective Being the current holder of an office or a title; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), of an ecclesiastical benefice.

Full definition of incumbent

incumbent in a sentence

  • the incumbent toe of a bird
  • If the incumbent senator dies, he is replaced by a person appointed by the governor.
  • Proper behaviour is incumbent on all holders of positions of trust.

Synonyms of incumbent

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Questions about incumbent in Kannada

What is the meaning of incumbent in Kannada?
Incumbent in Kannada is ಉಂಬಳದಾರ, ದತ್ತಿದಾರ, ಹುದ್ದೆದಾರ, ಹೊಣೆಗಾರ.
incumbent ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Incumbent: ಉಂಬಳದಾರ, ದತ್ತಿದಾರ, ಹುದ್ದೆದಾರ, ಹೊಣೆಗಾರ.
What does incumbent mean in English?
Incumbent means chiefly followed by on or upon: leaning, or lying, reclining, or resting, on something else.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: incumbent (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: incumbent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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