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Definitions of alternate
  1. verb
    be an understudy or alternate for a role

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  2. verb
    reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
  3. verb
    do something in turns

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  4. adjective
    serving or used in place of another
  5. verb
    go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

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  6. adjective
    occurring by turns; first one and then the other
  7. noun
    someone who takes the place of another person

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  8. adjective
    every second one of a series
    "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"

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  9. verb
    exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
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  10. adjective
    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"
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Examples of alternate
  • "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
  • "stems with alternate leaves"
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