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turn meaning in Sanskrit

वर्तते vártate

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turn in Sanskrit: वर्तते (vártate), ह्वरते (hvárate), अववृणक्ति (avavṛṇakti), म्रेड् (mreḍ). In English, turn means to move about an axis through itself.

Sanskrit words for turn

to turn, to roll
वर्तते vártate
to turn
ह्वरते hvárate, अववृणक्ति avavṛṇakti, म्रेड् mreḍ, वृक्ते vṛkte
to turn, turn round, turn to
वल् val
to turn, to rotate
वृत् vṛt
to turn or direct the eyes
प्रेष् preṣ
to turn or direct or fix or concentrate upon
युज् yuj
to turn, direct, fix
पतति pátati

English meaning of turn

  1. verb To move about an axis through itself.
  2. verb To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
  3. verb To change one's direction of travel.
  4. verb To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.

Full definition of turn

turn in a sentence

  • Turn the knob clockwise.
  • She turned right at the corner.
  • She turned the table legs with care and precision.

Synonyms of turn

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Questions about turn in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of turn in Sanskrit?
Turn in Sanskrit is वर्तते (vártate), ह्वरते (hvárate), अववृणक्ति (avavṛṇakti), म्रेड् (mreḍ).
turn इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Turn: वर्तते (vártate), ह्वरते (hvárate), अववृणक्ति (avavṛṇakti), म्रेड् (mreḍ).
What does turn mean in English?
Turn means to move about an axis through itself.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “turn”: अववृणक्ति, पतति, प्रेष्, म्रेड्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: turn (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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