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
- preposition In lieu of; in place of; rather than.
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.
instead of in other languages
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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