alternate
adjective [before noun] /ɒlˈtɜː.nət/
/ɑːlˈtɝː-/ Definition
› with first one thing, then another thing, and then the first thing again: a dessert with alternate layers of chocolate and creamSimultaneous and consecutiveOrder and sequence C1 If something happens on alternate days, it happens every second day: Private cars are banned from the city on alternate days.Simultaneous and consecutiveOrder and sequence › US (UK alternative) An alternate plan or method is one that you can use if you do not want to use another one.ChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently alternating /ˈɒl.tə.neɪ.tɪŋ/
/ˈɑːl.t̬ɚ.neɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ adjective › alternating moods of anger and sadnessChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently
/ˈɑːl.t̬ɚ.neɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ adjective › alternating moods of anger and sadnessChangingAdapting and modifying Adapting and attuning to somethingChanging frequently(Definition of alternate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompany verb (GO WITH)
- all the while idiom
- along the way idiom
- back noun (FURTHEST PART)
- back-to-back adjective (CONTINUOUS)
- co-exist verb
- in tandem idiom
- in the process idiom
- live adjective (AS IT HAPPENS)
- no sooner ... than idiom
- once adverb (ONE TIME)
- once conjunction
- over preposition (DURING)
- parallel adjective (SIMILAR)
- sync noun
- the minute (that) idiom
- through preposition, adverb (TIME)
- throughout preposition, adverb
- together adverb (AT THE SAME TIME)
- under preposition (EXPERIENCING)
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