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Meaning of
alternate
in English
alternate
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//ˈæl.tə.rət//
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//ˈɔːl.tə.rət/ Word: design Part of Speech: noun Definition: a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function of a person/
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Plural
alternates
Past Tense
alternated
Participle Verb
alternating
Third Person Singular
alternates
Definitions
Adjective
happening
in
turns
;
one
after
the
other
succeeding
in
regular
intervals
;
alternating
patterns
The
traffic
lights
have
alternate
red
and
green
signals
.
designating
every
other
member
;
in
a
series
The
researcher
collected
data
from
alternate
rows
in
the
field
.
leaves
arranged
singly
at
intervals
;
different
heights
The
branches
on
the
tree
have
an
alternate
arrangement
of
leaves
.
distributed
singly
;
at
equal
angles
The
architect
designed
the
garden
with
alternate
plantings
of
flowers
and
shrubs
.
Verb
to
perform
or
cause
to
succeed
in
turns
The
machines
will
alternate
in
operation
to
avoid
overheating
.
to
happen
or
act
in
reciprocal
sequence
The
company
will
alternate
between
two
different
advertising
strategies
.
to
vary
or
change
in
a
regular
pattern
The
pattern
on
the
fabric
will
alternate
between
light
and
dark
stripes
.
to
remove
vertices
in
a
geometric
pattern
;
altering
shapes
The
algorithm
will
alternate
the
polygon
by
removing
every
other
vertex
.
Noun
successive
figures
or
colors
;
heraldry
The
artist
used
alternate
colors
to
create
a
unique
heraldic
design
.
a
substitute
for
someone
or
something
The
company
hired
an
alternate
to
replace
the
employee
on
leave
.
a
replacement
of
equal
or
greater
value
The
new
policy
offers
an
alternate
of
equal
value
to
the
original
benefit
.
a
proportion
derived
by
interchanging
means
The
statistician
calculated
the
alternate
proportion
by
swapping
the
means
.
