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dread meaning in Sanskrit

बिभेति bibheti

/dɹɛd/

dread in Sanskrit: बिभेति (bibheti). In English, dread means to fear greatly.

Sanskrit words for dread

to fear greatly so./sth.
बिभेति bibheti

English meaning of dread

  1. verb To fear greatly.
  2. verb To anticipate with fear.
  3. verb To be in dread, or great fear.
  4. verb To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

Full definition of dread

dread in a sentence

  • I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life.
  • My visit to the doctor is filling me with dread.
  • 1980, Donald Fagen; Walter Becker (lyrics and music), "Glamour Profession" in Gaucho, track 3: "Jack with his radar / Stalking the dread moray eel"

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Questions about dread in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of dread in Sanskrit?
Dread in Sanskrit is बिभेति (bibheti).
dread इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Dread: बिभेति (bibheti).
What does dread mean in English?
Dread means to fear greatly.

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