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List of meaning for alternate

when one thing comes after another; fluctuate

surrogate, alternate, replacement(adj)

someone who takes the place of another person

alternate(a)(adj)

every second one of a series

"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen

alternate, alternative, substitute(adj)

serving or used in place of another

"an alternative plan"

alternate(a), alternating(a)(adj)

occurring by turns; first one and then the other

"alternating feelings of love and hate"

alternate(verb)

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"

alternate, jump(verb)

go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

alternate(verb)

exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

understudy, alternate(verb)

be an understudy or alternate for a role

interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop(verb)

reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

alternate, take turns(verb)

do something in turns

"We take turns on the night shift"

to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese.

The poem alternates fear and hope.

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