Get the appGet the app
Hindi frequency list

No. 360 in Hindi

वरन

"Varan" in Hindi means "description" or "depiction."

In a sentence

  • मैं परीक्षा के लिए कड़ी मेहनत कर रहा हूँ, वरन कोई विकल्प नहीं है।

    I am studying hard for the exam, as there is no alternative.

    In this sentence, 'वरन' is used as a conjunction to mean 'as' or 'because', introducing a further explanation or reason.

  • समाज में समानता होनी चाहिए, वरन शांति संभव नहीं है।

    Equality should exist in society, otherwise peace is not possible.

    Here, 'वरन' serves as a conjunction meaning 'otherwise', introducing a condition or consequence.

  • उसने पेंटिंग में जीवंत रंगों का वरन किया।

    She illustrated vibrant colors in the painting.

    In this usage, 'वरन' functions as a verb, meaning 'to depict' or 'to illustrate'.

Hear it in real podcasts

The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “वरन” in actual Hindi podcasts.

Find “वरन” in podcasts

Learn it from shows you like

LangTurbo plays Hindi podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Learning English?

LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into हिन्दी, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.

Hindi books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).