alternate
🇺🇸
/ˈɔːltərnət/
🇬🇧
/ɔːlˈtɜːnət/
adjective
R
happening one after the other in turn
Lift alternate arms to warm up your muscles.
R
happening every other time
The meeting is held on alternate Fridays.
R
another choice that can be used instead
We need an alternate plan if it rains.
verb
R
to arrange things to follow one after the other
Alternate layers of cake and cream for a delicious dessert.
R
to happen one after the other in turn
The colors alternate between blue and green in this pattern.
R
to keep changing between two things
His feelings alternate between joy and sadness.
noun
R
a person who takes someone else's place when needed
She is the alternate for the team captain when he is away.
translation
happening one after the other in turn; happening every other time; another choice that can be used instead
to arrange things to follow one after the other; to happen one after the other in turn; to keep changing between two things
a person who takes someone else's place when needed
Word Forms
Plural
alternates
Progressive
alternating
Past
alternated
3rd Present
alternates
Perfect
alternated