alternate
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nate
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "alternate"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

done or happening every other time
alternate definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She schedules her therapy sessions for alternative weekends to accommodate work travel.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻ­ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŽāĻžāϟ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϰāĻžāĻĒāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻļāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ

happening in a back-and-forth pattern
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The alternate hot and cold weather made it hard to dress appropriately.
āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āωāĻĒāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
03

āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻĒāύ

serving as an substitute option
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The event organizers provided an alternate date in case of rain.
āχāϭ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟ āφāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻ– āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

(of leaves, branches, etc) arranged on opposite sides of the stem in a staggered pattern
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The plant 's alternate shoots give it a balanced, symmetrical appearance.
āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϕ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϏāĻŽ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
05

āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻžāϞ

describing something that exists as a different or parallel version of something else
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie presents an alternate reality where humans never discovered fire.
āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŦāϤāĻž āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āφāϗ⧁āύ āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
01

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to switch back and forth between two or more things, states, or conditions
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His voice alternated between excitement and frustration during the conversation.
āĻ•āĻĨā§‹āĻĒāĻ•āĻĨāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻšāϤāĻžāĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrange things or people so that they follow one after the other in a repeated and predictable pattern
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef alternated layers of pasta and sauce to make the lasagna.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āϞāĻžāϏāĻžāĻ—āύāĻž āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāϏ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻžāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.1

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āφāϏāĻž, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāϏāĻž

to come after one another in a regular, repeating sequence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The band members alternated with guest performers during the concert.
āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
03

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•, āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

(of an electric current, voltage, etc.) to change direction at regular intervals, with its value continuously fluctuating over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In alternating current ( AC ), the flow of electricity alternates direction many times per second.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§‡ (AC), āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝ⧁āϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
04

āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻāĻ•āĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take turns doing something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
For the choir 's performance, the sopranos and altos would alternate leading each verse.
āϕ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϏ⧋āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āφāϞāϤ⧋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āϞ⧋āĻ• āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽā§‡ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ⧋

to switch people between roles, tasks, or shifts in a repeated or organized way
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two managers alternated roles during the busy season to ensure all responsibilities were covered.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž

to serve as an understudy for another actor, actress, or performer
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The actor alternates with his understudy during the weekend performances.
āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āϛ⧁āϟāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇āϤāĻž āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻ¸ā§āϟāĻžāĻĄāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
01

āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ

a backup person who substitutes when the primary individual is unavailable
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He served as an alternate on the jury in case one of the primary jurors had to drop out.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϜ⧁āϰāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āϜ⧁āϰāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϜāύāϕ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ

something that can be chosen instead of another option
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
If this plan does n't work, we need to come up with an alternate.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āĻžāϜ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϏāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤

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