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alternatealternate2 /ˈɔltɚˌneɪt/ ●●○ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEalternate |
Present | I, you, we, they | alternate | | he, she, it | alternates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | alternated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have alternated | | he, she, it | has alternated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had alternated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will alternate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have alternated |
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Present | I | am alternating | | he, she, it | is alternating | | you, we, they | are alternating | Past | I, he, she, it | was alternating | | you, we, they | were alternating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been alternating | | he, she, it | has been alternating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been alternating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be alternating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been alternating |
if two things alternate or you alternate them, they change from one to the other in a repeated pattern: alternate between Her emotions alternated between outrage and sympathy.alternate something with something Alternate alcoholic drinks with water to avoid drinking too much.—alternation /ˌɔltɚˈneɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable] |