alternate

[Al*ter·nate]

To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.

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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.

Noun
someone who takes the place of another person

Verb
do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"

Verb
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

Verb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Verb
be an understudy or alternate for a role

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Verb
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

Adjective
of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired; "stems with alternate leaves"

Adjective S.
allowing a choice; "an alternative plan"

a.
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.

a.
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; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line.

a.
Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence.

n.
That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

n.
A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.

n.
A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

v. t.
To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

v. i.
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.

v. i.
To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.

Alternate

Al*ter"nate (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternate, fr. alternus. See Altern, Alter.] 1. 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.

And bid alternate passions fall and rise.

2. 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; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. ; read every alternate line. 3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular divergence. Gray. Alternate alligation. See Alligation. -- Alternate angles (Geom.), the internal and angles made by two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH, GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate angles. -- Alternate generation. (Biol.) See under Generation.

Alternate

Al*ter"nate (?; 277), n. 1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude. [R.]

Grateful alternates of substantial.

2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty. 3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by interchanging the means.

Alternate

Al"ter*nate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alternated; p. pr. & vb. n. Alternating.] [L. alternatus, p. p. of alternare. See Altern.] To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition of good and evil.

Alternate

Al"ter*nate, v. i. 1. 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.

Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast.

Different species alternating with each other.

2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.

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.

That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.

To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.

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.

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Usage Examples

When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, it's just wonderful.

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Other Usage Examples

I think movies are good for getting into dream states or exploring weird alternate states of thinking.

We don't attempt to have any theme for a number of the anthology, or to have any particular sequence. We just put in things that we like, and then we try to alternate the prose and the poetry.