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instead of meaning in Sanskrit

अधि ádhi

instead of in Sanskrit: अधि (ádhi). In English, instead of means in lieu of; in place of; rather than.

Sanskrit words for instead of

instead of
अधि ádhi

English meaning of instead of

  1. preposition In lieu of; in place of; rather than.

Full definition of instead of

instead of in a sentence

  • He walked to school instead of taking the car.
  • I wish I were rich instead of poor.
  • The baby put the food on his face instead of in his mouth.

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Questions about instead of in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of instead of in Sanskrit?
Instead of in Sanskrit is अधि (ádhi).
instead of इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Instead of: अधि (ádhi).
What does instead of mean in English?
Instead of means in lieu of; in place of; rather than.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “instead of”: अधि. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: instead of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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