al·ter·nate (ôl t r-n t , l -)v. al·ter·nat·ed, al·ter·nat·ing, al·ter·nates v.intr.1. a. To occur in a successive manner: day alternating with night. b. To act or proceed by turns: The students alternated at the computer. 2. To pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another: alternated between happiness and depression. 3. Electricity To reverse direction at regular intervals in a circuit. v.tr.1. To do or execute by turns. 2. To cause to alternate: alternated light and dark squares to form a pattern. adj. (-n t)1. Happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously: alternate seasons of the year. See Usage Note at alternative. 2. Designating or relating to every other one of a series: alternate lines. 3. Serving or used in place of another; substitute: an alternate plan. 4. Botany a. Arranged singly at each node, as leaves or buds on different sides of a stem. b. Arranged regularly between other parts, as stamens between petals. n. (-n t)1. A person acting in the place of another; a substitute. 2. An alternative.
[Latin altern re, altern t-, from alternus, by turns, from alter, other; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.]
al ter·nate·ly adv. al ter·nate·ness n. |
alternate Verb [-nating, -nated] 1. to occur by turns 2. to interchange regularly or in succession Adjective 1. occurring by turns 2. every second (one) of a series: alternate days 3. being a second choice [Latin alternare] alternately adv alternation n
alternate (ôl t r-n t)1. Arranged singly at intervals on a stem or twig. Elms, birches, oaks, cherry trees, and hickory trees have alternate leaves. Compare opposite. 2. Arranged regularly between other parts, as stamens between petals on a flower. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | alternate - someone who takes the place of another person | | Verb | 1. | alternate - go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditionsvary, alter, change - become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the weather"; "The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season" | | 2. | alternate - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functionsexchange - hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent; "exchange prisoners"; "exchange employees between branches of the company" rotate - exchange on a regular basis; "We rotate the lead soprano every night" | | 3. | alternate - be an understudy or alternate for a role | | 4. | alternate - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)change by reversal, reverse, turn - change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern" | | 5. | alternate - do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"spell - take turns working; "the workers spell every four hours" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" | | Adj. | 1. | alternate - every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen | | 2. | alternate - serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams" | | 3. | alternate - occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate" | | 4. | alternate - of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"opposite, paired - of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" |
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Translations alternate [ɔlˈtəːnɪt] adj → alternovi [ˈɔltəneɪt]: to alternate (with) → alternar (con); on alternate days → en días alternos
alternate adj [ɔlˈtəːnɪt] → alterné(e) → alternant(e) → alternatif/ive;
alternate adj [ɔlˈtəːnɪt]vi [ˈɔltəneɪt] on alternate days → jeden zweiten Tag
alternate adj [ɔlˈtəːnɪt] → alterno/aon alternate days → ogni due giorni
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