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   alternate

   verb

   • 1. occur in turn repeatedly: "bouts of depression alternate with periods of elation" Similar be interspersedfollow one anotherbe staggeredtake turnstake it in turnswork/act in sequenceoccur in turnoccur in rotationrotateoscillatesee-sawyo-yochop and changefluctuate
   • ▪ do or perform in turn repeatedly: "some adults who wish to alternate work with education" Similar give turns totake in turnrotatetake in rotationinterspersestaggerswapexchangeinterchangeswitchvary
   • ▪ change repeatedly between two contrasting conditions: "the stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days"

   adjective

   • 1. every other; every second: "she was asked to attend on alternate days" Similar every otherevery second
   • ▪ (of two things) each following and succeeded by the other in a regular pattern: "alternate bouts of intense labour and of idleness" Similar alternatingin rotationrotatingoccurring in turnsinterchangingfollowing in sequencesequential
   • ▪ (of leaves or shoots) placed alternately on the two sides of the stem.
   • 2. another term for alternative North American

   noun

   • 1. a person who acts as a deputy or substitute: North American "he shall be entitled to exercise the vote of the director for whom he is an alternate"

   Word Origin early 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as alternation): from Latin alternat- ‘done by turns’, from alternare, from alternus ‘every other’, from alter ‘other’.

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   What does alternate mean?

   • Alternative (ly) means ‘something that is different and unusual and offers a possible choice’: … David was too sick to attend, so Janet served as his alternate. [ I ] The children alternated between being excited and being tired. [ T ] I like to alternate physical and intellectual activities. I visit my father on alternate weekends.

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   What is alternate medical treatment?

   • ...alternate forms of medical treatment. An alternate is a person or thing that replaces another, and can act or be used instead of them. In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen. ... meats and meat alternates. Alternate is sometimes used, especially in American English, instead of alternative .

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   What does alternatus mean?

   • Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare, from alternus alternate, from alter other borrowed from Latin alternātus, past participle of alternāre "to ebb and flow, act in alternation, arrange in alternating order" — more at alternate entry 1 derivative of alternate entry 1 circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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   Is alternate a noun or a verb?

   • As a verb, alternate means to do something in turns. As a noun, an alternate is a replacement. While the noun and verb seem not to mean the same thing, think of it this way: If you are brought on in a game to be someone's alternate, you are there to take their turn. Alternate can also be used as an adjective, meaning different or other.

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     ALTERNATE meaning: 1. to happen or exist one after the other...

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   On a checkerboard, black squares alternate with white ones. As a verb, alternate means to do something in turns. As a noun, an alternate is a replacement.

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   Alternate definition: to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate (usually followed by with). See examples of ALTERNATE used in a sentence.

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   Define alternate. alternate synonyms, alternate pronunciation, alternate translation, English dictionary definition of alternate. v. al·ter·nat·ed , al·ter·nat·ing , al·ter·nates v. intr. 1.