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, alternt-, 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
vb [ˈɔːltəˌneɪt]
1. (often foll by with) to occur or cause to occur successively or by turns day and night alternate
2. (intr; often foll by between) to swing repeatedly from one condition, action, etc., to another he alternates between success and failure
3. (tr) to interchange regularly or in succession
4. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) (intr) (of an electric current, voltage, etc.) to reverse direction or sign at regular intervals, usually sinusoidally, the instantaneous value varying continuously
5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (intr; often foll by for) Theatre to understudy another actor or actress
adj [ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt]
1. occurring by turns alternate feelings of love and hate
2. every other or second one of a series he came to work on alternate days
3. being a second or further choice; alternative alternate director
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany
a. (of leaves, flowers, etc.) arranged singly at different heights on either side of the stem
b. (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the spaces between other parts Compare opposite [4]
n [ˈɔːltənɪt ɔːlˈtɜːnɪt]
US and Canadian a person who substitutes for another in his absence; stand-in
[from Latin alternāre to do one thing and then another, from alternus one after the other, from alter other]
| alternate (ôltr-nt) 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 backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, backup, substitute, relief - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" |
| Verb | 1. | alternate - go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions |
| 2. | alternate - exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions exchange - 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" | |
| 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" |
alternate
verb
1. interchange, change, alter, fluctuate, intersperse, take turns, oscillate, chop and change, follow one another, follow in turn Her gentle moods alternated with calmer states.
2. intersperse, interchange, exchange, swap, stagger, rotate Now you just alternate layers of that mixture and eggplant.
adjective
1. every other, every second The course is taught in alternate years.
2. alternating, interchanging, every other, rotating, every second, sequential They were streaked with alternate bands of colour.
3. substitute, alternative, other, different, replacement, complimentary alternate forms of medical treatment
4. (U.S.) alternative, unusual, abnormal, irregular, unconventional, off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, heterodox, uncustomary an alternate lifestyle
noun
(U.S.) substitute, reserve, deputy, relief, replacement, stand-by, makeshift In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen.
Translations
alternate
A. [ɒlˈtɜːnɪt] ADJ
1. (= alternating) → alterno
alternate layers of cheese and potatoes → capas alternas de queso y patatas
we had a week of alternate rain and sunshine → tuvimos una semana en la que se alternaron el sol y las lluvias
let's read alternate lines → vamos a leer cada uno un renglón
alternate layers of cheese and potatoes → capas alternas de queso y patatas
we had a week of alternate rain and sunshine → tuvimos una semana en la que se alternaron el sol y las lluvias
let's read alternate lines → vamos a leer cada uno un renglón
2. (= every second) on alternate days → cada dos días, un día sí y otro no
he lives alternate months in Brussels and London → vive un mes en Bruselas y uno en Londres
to write on alternate lines → escribir en renglones alternos
he lives alternate months in Brussels and London → vive un mes en Bruselas y uno en Londres
to write on alternate lines → escribir en renglones alternos
3. (Bot, Math) → alterno
4. (US) = alternative A
B. [ɒlˈtɜːnɪt] N (US) (Sport) (at conference) → suplente mf
C. [ˈɒltɜːneɪt] VI → alternar
an annual cycle of drought alternating with floods → un ciclo anual de sequías alternando con inundaciones
the temperatures alternate between very hot and extremely cold → las temperaturas oscilan entre un calor y un frío intensos
he alternates between euphoria and depression → pasa de la euforia a la depresión y vice versa
they alternate between avoiding us and ignoring us → unas veces nos evitan y otras nos ignoran
an annual cycle of drought alternating with floods → un ciclo anual de sequías alternando con inundaciones
the temperatures alternate between very hot and extremely cold → las temperaturas oscilan entre un calor y un frío intensos
he alternates between euphoria and depression → pasa de la euforia a la depresión y vice versa
they alternate between avoiding us and ignoring us → unas veces nos evitan y otras nos ignoran
D. [ˈɒltɜːneɪt] VT → alternar
alternate [ɔːlˈtɜːrnɪt]
adj
(= alternating) [layers, colours] → alterné(e)
on alternate days → un jour sur deux
on alternate weeks → une semaine sur deux
to take alternate hot and cold baths → alterner les bains chauds et froids
on alternate days → un jour sur deux
on alternate weeks → une semaine sur deux
to take alternate hot and cold baths → alterner les bains chauds et froids
(US) (= alternative, other) [route] → autre; [version] → autre; [method] → de rechange; [plans] → de rechange
[ˈɔːltərneɪt] vi → alterner
to alternate with → alterner avec
to alternate between A and B → passer successivement de A Ã B
to alternate with → alterner avec
to alternate between A and B → passer successivement de A Ã B
alternate
adj
I go there on alternate days → ich gehe jeden zweiten Tag or alle zwei Tage hin; they do their shopping on alternate days (= every other day) → sie machen ihre Einkäufe jeden zweiten Tag; (= taking turns) → sie wechseln sich täglich mit dem Einkaufen ab; to go through alternate periods of happiness and despair → abwechselnd Zeiten des Glücks und der Verzweiflung durchmachen; they put down alternate layers of brick and mortar → sie schichteten (immer) abwechselnd Ziegel und Mörtel aufeinander
n (US) → Vertreter(in) m(f); (Sport) → Ersatzspieler(in) m(f)
vt → abwechseln lassen; crops → im Wechsel anbauen; to alternate one thing with another → zwischen einer Sache und einer anderen (ab)wechseln; the chairs were alternated with benches → Stühle und Bänke waren abwechselnd aufgestellt
vi → (sich) abwechseln; (Elec) → alternieren; to alternate between one thing and another → zwischen einer Sache und einer anderen (ab)wechseln; the two actors alternated in the role → die beiden Schauspieler wechselten sich in der Rolle ab
alternate [ɐadj ɒlˈtɜːnɪt; ɐvb ˈɒltəneɪt]
1. adj (alternating, layers) → alternato/a; (every other, days) → alterni/e pl, uno/a sì e uno/a no
on alternate days → ogni due giorni
alternate angles → angoli alterni
on alternate days → ogni due giorni
alternate angles → angoli alterni
2. vi to alternate (with/between) → alternarsi (a/fra), avvicendarsi (a/fra)
3. vt (crops) → alternare, avvicendare
v alternate [ˈoːltəneit]
to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them. wissel يَتَنَاوَب сменям се střídat (se) veksle; skifte abwechselnd εναλλάσσω, εναλλάσσομαι alternar vaheldama متناوب کردن؛ یکی در میان کردن vaihdella (faire) alterner לסֵירוּגִין बारी-बारी से stavljati naizmjence váltogat saling berganti skiptast á, hafa til skiptis alternare 交互にする 번갈아 바꾸다 kaitalioti(s) mainīt menyelang nyelikan afwisselen skiftes (om), veksle, alternere zmieniać kolejno alternar a alterna чередовать(ся) striedať menjavati smenjivati se alternera สลับ sırayla kullanmak, nöbetleşe yapmak 交替 чергувати(ся) ایک چھوڑ کے ایک xen kẽ 交替
[oːlˈtəːnət] adj
1 coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold. afwisselend يَتَعَاقَب редувам střídavý skiftevis; vekslende abwechselnd εναλλασσόμενος alterno, alternado vahelduv یکی در میان؛ متناوب vuoroittainen alterné בָּאִים לסֵירוּגִין एकान्तर naizmjenični váltakozó bergantian sem skiptist á alternato 交互の 교대의 besikaitaliojantis mainīgs bersilih ganti afwisselend skiftevis, vekslende występujący na przemian alternado succesiv чередующийся striedavý menjajoč se naizmeničan omväxlande ซึ่งสลับกัน sıralı, biribirini izleyen 交替的 змінний; такий, що чергується یکے بعد دیگرے kế tiếp 交替的
2 every second (day, week etc) My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days. elke tweede مُتَنَاوِب، مُتَعَاقِب редуващ се през едно každý druhý, ob hver anden jeder/jede zweite εναλλάξ (un día) sí y (un día) no, alterno üle- یکی در میان joka toinen tous les deux (שָׁבוּע) כֵּן (שָׁבוּע) לֹא svaki drugi dan minden második bergantian annar hver alterno 一つおきの 하나씩 거른 kas antras katrs otrais bergilir om de andere annenhver co drugi alternado alternativ каждый второй každý druhý vsak drugi svaki drugi varannan หนึ่งเว้นหนึ่ง bir...ara ile 每隔 такий, що трапляється через день ایک دن چھوڑ کر دوسرے دن thay phiên 轮流的
adv alˈternately [-ˈtəːnət-]
She felt alternately hot and cold. afwisselend بِالتَّنَاوُب един след друг střídavě skiftevis abwechselnd εναλλάξ alternativamente, ahora... ahora... vaheldumisi به طور متناوب vuoroittain tour à tour לסֵירוּגִין बारी-बारी से naizmjence felváltva bergantian til skiptis di volta in volta かわるがわる 교대로 pakaitomis pārmaiņus berganti-ganti afwisselend skiftevis, vekselvis na przemian alternadamente alternativ; rând pe rând поочерёдно striedavo izmenoma naizmenično omväxlande, växelvis ที่ผลัดกัน sırayla, bir...atlayarak 交替地 по черзі باری باری ہونا luân phiên 交替地
n alterˈnation
afwisseling تَعاقُب редуване střídání skiften; vekslen der Wechsel εναλλαγή alternancia vaheldumine تناوب vuorottelu alternance הִתחַלפוּת לסֵירוּגִין प्रत्यावर्तन izmjena váltakozás pergantian, perubahan umskipti alternanza 交替 교대 kaitaliojimasis maiņa; mija selang afwisseling skifting, veksling kolejne następstwa alternância alternanţă чередование striedanie alternacija naizmenična promena växling การผลัดเปลี่ยนกัน biribirini izleme 輪流，交替 чергування متبادل sự xen kẽ 轮流
alternate → مُتَناوب střídavý vekslende abwechselnd εναλλασσόμενος alterno vuoroittainen alterné izmjenjivati se alternato 交互の 교대의 afwisselend vekslende naprzemienny alternado поочередный omväxlande ซึ่งสลับกัน karşılıklı luân phiên 交替的
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
| ?Page tools | ||
|---|---|---|
|