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alternate
al·ter·nate A0231500 (ôl′tər-nāt′, ăl′-)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. (-nĭt)1. Happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously: alternate seasons of the year.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. See Usage Note at alternative.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. (-nĭt)1. A person acting in the place of another; a substitute.2. An alternative.
[Latin alternāre, alternāt-, from alternus, by turns, from alter, other; see al- in Indo-European roots.]
al′ter·nate·ly adv.alternate vb 1. (often foll by with) to occur or cause to occur successively or by turns: day and night alternate. 2. (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. (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. (Theatre) theatre (often foll by: for) to understudy another actor or actress adj 6. occurring by turns: alternate feelings of love and hate. 7. every other or second one of a series: he came to work on alternate days. 8. being a second or further choice; alternative: alternate director. 9. (Botany) botany a. (of leaves, flowers, etc) arranged singly at different heights on either side of the stemb. (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the spaces between other parts. Compare opposite4 n US and Canadian a person who substitutes for another in his absence; stand-in [C16: from Latin alternāre to do one thing and then another, from alternus one after the other, from alter other]al•ter•nate (v. ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; adj., n. -nɪt)
v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj., n. v.i. 1. to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place (usu. fol. by with): Day alternates with night. 2. to change back and forth between states, actions, etc.: He alternates between hope and despair. 3. to take turns: The children alternate in doing chores. 4. Elect. to reverse direction or sign periodically. v.t. 5. to perform or do in succession or one after another. 6. to interchange successively or regularly: to alternate hot and cold compresses. adj. 7. interchanged repeatedly one for another: Winter and summer are alternate seasons. 8. reciprocal; mutual: alternate acts of kindness. 9. every second one of a series: Read only the alternate lines. 10. alternative (def. 4). 11. Bot. a. placed singly at different heights on the axis, on each side in succession, or at definite angular distances from one another, as leaves on a stem. b. opposite to the intervals between other parts: petals alternate with sepals. n. 12. a person authorized to take the place of another who is temporarily absent. [1505–15; < Latin alternātus, past participle of alternāre to alternate, v. derivative of alternus by turns, derivative of alter other] al′ter•nate•ly, adv. alternate alternative">alternative1. 'alternate'Alternate actions, events, or processes keep happening regularly after each other. ...the alternate contraction and relaxation of muscles.If something happens on alternate days, it happens on one day, then does not happen on the next day, then happens again on the day after it, and so on. Things can also happen in alternate weeks, months, or years. We saw each other on alternate Sunday nights.The two courses are available in alternate years.2. 'alternative'You use alternative to describe something that can be used, had, or done instead of something else. But still people try to find alternative explanations.There is, however, an alternative approach.Note that in American English, alternate is sometimes used with this meaning. How would a clever researcher rule out this alternate explanation?Alternative can also be a noun. An alternative to something is something else that you can have or do instead. Food suppliers are working hard to provide organic alternatives to everyday foodstuffs.A magistrate offered them a Domestic Education course as an alternative to prison.There is no alternative to permanent storage.You can also say that someone has two or more alternatives, meaning that they have two or more courses of action to choose from. If a man is threatened with attack, he has five alternatives: he can fight, flee, hide, summon help, or try to appease his attacker.Note that it used to be considered incorrect to talk about more than two alternatives. alternate
Past participle: alternated
Gerund: alternating
| Imperative |
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| alternate | | alternate |
| Present |
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| I alternate | | you alternate | | he/she/it alternates | | we alternate | | you alternate | | they alternate |
| Preterite |
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| I alternated | | you alternated | | he/she/it alternated | | we alternated | | you alternated | | they alternated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am alternating | | you are alternating | | he/she/it is alternating | | we are alternating | | you are alternating | | they are alternating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have alternated | | you have alternated | | he/she/it has alternated | | we have alternated | | you have alternated | | they have alternated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was alternating | | you were alternating | | he/she/it was alternating | | we were alternating | | you were alternating | | they were alternating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had alternated | | you had alternated | | he/she/it had alternated | | we had alternated | | you had alternated | | they had alternated |
| Future |
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| I will alternate | | you will alternate | | he/she/it will alternate | | we will alternate | | you will alternate | | they will alternate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have alternated | | you will have alternated | | he/she/it will have alternated | | we will have alternated | | you will have alternated | | they will have alternated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be alternating | | you will be alternating | | he/she/it will be alternating | | we will be alternating | | you will be alternating | | they will be alternating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been alternating | | you have been alternating | | he/she/it has been alternating | | we have been alternating | | you have been alternating | | they have been alternating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been alternating | | you will have been alternating | | he/she/it will have been alternating | | we will have been alternating | | you will have been alternating | | they will have been alternating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been alternating | | you had been alternating | | he/she/it had been alternating | | we had been alternating | | you had been alternating | | they had been alternating |
| Conditional |
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| I would alternate | | you would alternate | | he/she/it would alternate | | we would alternate | | you would alternate | | they would alternate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have alternated | | you would have alternated | | he/she/it would have alternated | | we would have alternated | | you would have alternated | | they would have alternated |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  alternate - someone who takes the place of another personsurrogate, replacementbackup 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 conditionsjumpvary, 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 roleunderstudymemorise, memorize, con, learn - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?" | | 4. |  alternate - reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)flip-flop, interchange, tack, switch, flipchange 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"take turnsspell - 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 Queencyclical, cyclic - recurring in cycles | | 2. | alternate - serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"alternative, substitutesecondary - 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"alternatingcyclical, cyclic - recurring in cycles | | 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"phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsopposite, paired - of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" |
alternateverb1. 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.adjective1. 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 treatment4. (U.S.) alternative, unusual, abnormal, irregular, unconventional, off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, heterodox, uncustomary an alternate lifestylenoun1. (U.S.) substitute, reserve, deputy, relief, replacement, stand-by, makeshift In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen.alternateverbTo do, use, or occur in successive turns:interchange, rotate.nounOne that takes the place of another:replacement, stand-in, substitute, surrogate.Informal: fill-in, pinch hitter, sub.Translationsalternate (ˈoːltəneit) verb 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. 交替 交替 (oːlˈtəːnət) adjective1. coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other. The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold. 交替的 交替的，轮流的 2. every second (day, week etc). My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days. 每隔 间隔的alˈternately (-ˈtəːnət-) adverbShe felt alternately hot and cold. 交替地 交替地alterˈnation noun 輪流，交替 轮流，交替 alternate
alternate betweenTo switch between two different people or things. We are going to alternate between the lead and the understudy at today's rehearsal. The air conditioner alternates between settings, so I don't think it will get too cold in here.See also: alternate, betweenalternate with1. To share a role or task with another person. Because we're co-hosting the talent show together, we're planning to alternate with jokes and introductions.2. To appear repetitively with something else. That pattern is visually overwhelming; it's just a constant line of circles alternating with squares.See also: alternatealternate between (someone and someone else) and alternate between something and something elseto choose or change between two persons or things alternately. The job will alternate between Gil and Ed. The maid will alternate between the first floor and the second floor.See also: alternate, betweenalternate with something 1. [for someone] to serve as a substitute for someone. I alternated with Fred as the lead in the school play. They asked Harry to alternate with Ron on the team. 2. [for something] to appear repetitively and regularly in a sequence with something else. (For instance, A alternates with B in the sequence ABABAB.) In this design the straight lines alternate with the circles. The red dots alternate with the blue ones.See also: alternateMedicalSeealternationLegalSeeAlternativeFinancialSeeworkSee ALTN
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Related to alternate: Alternate angles, Alternate historySynonyms for alternateverb interchangeSynonyms- interchange
- change
- alter
- fluctuate
- intersperse
- take turns
- oscillate
- chop and change
- follow one another
- follow in turn
verb intersperseSynonyms- intersperse
- interchange
- exchange
- swap
- stagger
- rotate
adj every otherSynonymsadj alternatingSynonyms- alternating
- interchanging
- every other
- rotating
- every second
- sequential
adj substituteSynonyms- substitute
- alternative
- other
- different
- replacement
- complimentary
adj alternativeSynonyms- alternative
- unusual
- abnormal
- irregular
- unconventional
- off-the-wall
- unorthodox
- heterodox
- uncustomary
noun substituteSynonyms- substitute
- reserve
- deputy
- relief
- replacement
- stand-by
- makeshift
Synonyms for alternateverb to do, use, or occur in successive turnsSynonymsnoun one that takes the place of anotherSynonyms- replacement
- stand-in
- substitute
- surrogate
- fill-in
- pinch hitter
- sub
Synonyms for alternatenoun someone who takes the place of another personSynonymsRelated Words- backup man
- fill-in
- reliever
- stand-in
- backup
- substitute
- relief
verb go back and forthSynonymsRelated Wordsverb exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functionsRelated Wordsverb be an understudy or alternate for a roleSynonymsRelated Wordsverb reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)Synonyms- flip-flop
- interchange
- tack
- switch
- flip
Related Words- change by reversal
- reverse
- turn
verb do something in turnsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj every second one of a seriesRelated Wordsadj serving or used in place of anotherSynonymsRelated Wordsadj occurring by turnsSynonymsRelated Wordsadj of leaves and branches etcRelated WordsAntonyms |