Explanation and meaning of alternate.

alternate

/'ɔltərnət/

verb
be an understudy or alternate for a role
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understudy

type of:
con memorize memorise learn
verb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
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flip flip-flop interchange switch tack

type of:
change by reversal reverse turn
verb
do something in turns
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take turns

type of:
act move
adjective
serving or used in place of another
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alternative substitute secondary
verb
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
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jump

type of:
vary change alter
adjective
occurring by turns; first one and then the other
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alternating cyclical cyclic
noun
someone who takes the place of another person
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replacement surrogate

type of:
substitute stand-in reliever relief fill-in backup man backup
adjective
every second one of a series
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"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"

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cyclic cyclical
verb
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
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exchange
adjective
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
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"stems with alternate leaves"
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opposite

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