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alternate
('/O/lt/@/rn/@/t )

adjective (a)

  • of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired(adj.all)
    Example:
    Stems with alternate leaves.
    Antonym:
    opposite, paired
    source: wordnet30
  • Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, reciprocal.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • someone who takes the place of another person(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    replacement, surrogate
    source: wordnet30
  • That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • every second one of a series(adj.all)
    Example:
    The cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays.
    source: wordnet30
  • serving or used in place of another(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    alternative, substitute
    source: wordnet30
  • occurring by turns; first one and then the other(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    alternating
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    jump
    source: wordnet30
  • exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions(verb.social)
    source: wordnet30
  • be an understudy or alternate for a role(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    understudy
    source: wordnet30
  • reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, tack
    source: wordnet30
  • do something in turns(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    take turns
    source: wordnet30
  • To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as, the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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