Alternate Meaning and Definition


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Alternate meaning

Word: Alternate

How to pronounce: ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Occur in turn repeatedly.

Example sentences: "Bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation"

Adjective

Definitions:

1. Every other; every second.

Example sentences: "She was asked to attend on alternate days"

2. Taking the place of; alternative.

Example sentences: "The rerouted traffic takes a variety of alternate routes"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A person who acts as a deputy or substitute.

Example sentences: "He shall be entitled to exercise the vote of the director for whom he is an alternate"


Synonyms:

interchange

understudy

fallback

replacement

surrogate

switch

additional

substitute


Derivations:

alternative

alternating

alternated

alternately

alternatively

alternation

alternator

alternant


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Alternate in Other Languages...

Spanish: Alternativo

German: Alternativ

French: Alternatif

Italian: Alternare

Turkish: Alternatif


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