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
