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alternate

Happen one after the other, again and again.

Meanings of «alternate»

1 · verb

happen one after the other, again and again

The two teams alternate turns during each round of the game.

2 · adjective

happening every other time in a repeated pattern

She visits her grandmother on alternate weekends throughout the year.

Similar: every otherrotatingperiodic

3 · adjective

another choice available instead of the usual one

If the flight is full, ask about an alternate route.

Similar: substitutealternativebackup

Translation

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«alternate» in 17 languages
AR العربية
AZ Azərbaycan
DE Deutsch
ES Español
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FR Français
HI हिन्दी
ID Indonesia
JA 日本語
KO 한국어
PT Português
RO Română
RU Русский
TH ไทย
TR Türkçe
UK Українська
UZ O‘zbek
VI Tiếng Việt

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Word family

alternate B2 · verbalternative B1 · adjectivealternatively B2 · adverb