Meaning & Definition of Alternate in English
English⟶
Alternate
/ɔltərnət/
noun
1. Someone who takes the place of another person
synonym:
- surrogate,
- alternate,
- replacement
verb
1. Go back and forth
- Swing back and forth between two states or conditions
synonym:
- alternate,
- jump
2. Exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
synonym:
- alternate
3. Be an understudy or alternate for a role
synonym:
- understudy,
- alternate
4. Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
synonym:
- interchange,
- tack,
- switch,
- alternate,
- flip,
- flip-flop
5. Do something in turns
- "We take turns on the night shift"
synonym:
- alternate,
- take turns
adjective
1. Every second one of a series
- "The cleaning lady comes on alternate wednesdays"
- "Jam every other day"- the white queen
synonym:
- alternate(a)
2. Serving or used in place of another
- "An alternative plan"
synonym:
- alternate,
- alternative,
- substitute
3. Occurring by turns
- First one and then the other
- "Alternating feelings of love and hate"
synonym:
- alternate(a),
- alternating(a)
4. 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"
synonym:
- alternate
Examples of using
Don't change sentences that are correct. You can, instead, submit natural-sounding alternate translations.
He proposed an alternate plan.