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wander meaning in Sanskrit

वञ्चति vañcati

UK/ˈwɒndə//ˈwɑndɚ/

wander in Sanskrit: वञ्चति (vañcati). In English, wander means to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

Sanskrit words for wander

to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood
वञ्चति vañcati

English meaning of wander

  1. verb To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.
  2. verb To stray; stray from one's course; err.
  3. verb To commit adultery.
  4. verb To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.

Full definition of wander

wander in a sentence

  • to wander over the fields
  • A writer wanders from his subject.
  • to go for a wander in the park

Synonyms of wander

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Questions about wander in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of wander in Sanskrit?
Wander in Sanskrit is वञ्चति (vañcati).
wander इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Wander: वञ्चति (vañcati).
What does wander mean in English?
Wander means to move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.

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