alternate
/ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/
Frequency: 4.11 in modern English
Meaning
adj
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
adj
Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
adj
Designating the members in a series, which regularly intervene between the members of another series, as the odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every second.
adj
Distributed singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence
noun
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
noun
A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
American usage
noun
A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.
Example Sentences
- "And bid alternate passions fall and rise"
- "One of the two boxes displaced by the new Pelaw installation will be Springwell, between Boldon Colliery and Pelaw, which has recently had the distinction of being manned by a husband and wife on alternate shifts."
- "The service is half-hourly as far as Harrogate and Knaresborough, with alternate trains going on to York."
- "Goldschmidt (Austria; creation July 27, 1862): [...] party, argent and gules, an eagle of alternate colors, [...]"
- "the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc."
- "Hyperlinked text is displayed in alternate color in a Web browser."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *h₂el- (other), alternō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət/
- British English: /ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nət/
Usage
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb