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| 1. | [ verb ] go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | |
| Synonyms: | jump | |
| Related terms: | change alternation | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] every second one of a series | |
| Synonyms: | every_other | |
| Examples: | "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays" "jam every other day"- the White Queen |
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| Related terms: | cyclic | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] allowing a choice | |
| Synonyms: | alternative | |
| Examples: | "an alternative plan" |
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| Related terms: | secondary | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] occurring by turns; first one and then the other | |
| Synonyms: | alternating | |
| Examples: | "alternating feelings of love and hate" |
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| Related terms: | cyclic | |
| 5. | [ verb ] reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | |
| Synonyms: | switch flip flip-flop tack interchange | |
| Related terms: | change_by_reversal reversal tack | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (education) be an understudy or alternate for a role | |
| Synonyms: | understudy | |
| Related terms: | memorize alternation | |
| 7. | [ verb ] do something in turns | |
| Synonyms: | take_turns | |
| Examples: | "We take turns on the night shift" |
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| Related terms: | act alternation | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (botany) of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired | |
| Examples: | "stems with alternate leaves" |
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| Related terms: | opposite botany | |
| 9. | [ verb ] exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions | |
| Related terms: | exchange rotate alternation | |
| 10. | [ noun ] someone who takes the place of another person | |
| Synonyms: | replacement surrogate | |
| Related terms: | stand-in supplant understudy | |
| Similar spelling: |
alternately alternative aliterate altercate alternator alliterate alternation alternating alliterative alterative altered alliterator aleatory alliteration Alatorre alterable Alderete alter_ego Alteri Altier alteration altercation Aletris Altieri |
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