v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.intr.

1. 1. To occur in a successive manner: day alternating with night.
   2. To act or proceed by turns: The students alternated at the computer.
2. To pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another: alternated between happiness and depression.
3. Electricity. To reverse direction at regular intervals in a circuit.

v.tr.

1. To do or execute by turns.
2. To cause to alternate: alternated light and dark squares to form a pattern.

adj. (-nĭt)

1. Happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously: alternate seasons of the year. See Usage Note at alternative.
2. Designating or relating to every other one of a series: alternate lines.
3. Serving or used in place of another; substitute: an alternate plan.
4. Botany.
   1. Arranged singly at each node, as leaves or buds on different sides of a stem.
   2. Arranged regularly between other parts, as stamens between petals.

n. (-nĭt)

1. A person acting in the place of another; a substitute.
2. An alternative.

[Latin alternāre, alternāt-, from alternus, by turns, from alter, other.]

alternately al'ter·nate·ly adv.
alternateness al'ter·nate·ness n.

verb

To do, use, or occur in successive turns: interchange, rotate. See change/persist.

noun

One that takes the place of another: replacement, stand-in, substitute, surrogate. Informal fill-in, pinch hitter, sub. See substitute.

adj

Definition: substitute
Antonyms: necessary

n

Definition: substitute
Antonyms: necessity

v

Definition: take turns, change back and forth
Antonyms: continue

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A change in work, 1 described in the contract documents for a building that gives the owner the option of selecting various products, materials, or systems, and/or the right to add or delete portions of the work, 1.

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Occurring singly on alternate sides of a stem, not in pairs or whorls. Usually refers to leaves. See also opposite.

IN BRIEF: One chosen to act in place of another due to illness, etc.

Gertrude was elected as an alternate.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - veksle, skifte
v. tr. - lade veksle, skifte mellem
adj. - skiftevis
n. - stedfortræder, suppleant

idioms:

• alternate angles    vekselvinkler
• alternating current    vekselstrøm

Nederlands (Dutch)
heen en weer wisselen, afwisselen, alternerend, alternatief, vervanger

Français (French)
v. intr. - alterner, se succéder, se relayer, travailler en alternance, (Élec) changer de sens de façon périodique
v. tr. - alterner
adj. - alterne, en alternance, alterné, (Bot, Math) alterne, croisée (une rime), tous les deux
n. - remplaçant, suppléant

idioms:

• alternate angles    (Math, Bot) angles alternes
• alternating current    (Élec) courant alternatif

Deutsch (German)
v. - sich abwechseln, alternieren, (Tech.) wechseln, (Psych.) schwanken
adj. - alternierend, abwechselnd, (Bot.) wechselständig
n. - Stellvertreter

idioms:

• alternate angles    (Math.) Wechselwinkel
• alternating current    (tech.) Wechselstrom

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (μεταξύ δύο) εναλλάσσω/-ομαι, χρησιμοποιώ εναλλάξ
n. - αναπληρών, αναπληρωτής, (επίθ.) αλληλοδιάδοχος, εναλλάσσων, εναλλασσόμενος, αλλεπάλληλος

idioms:

• alternate angles    γωνίες εναλλάξ
• alternating current    (ηλεκτρ.) εναλλασσόμενο ρεύμα

Italiano (Italian)
alternare, alternarsi, sostituto

idioms:

• alternate angles    angoli alterni
• alternating current    corrente alternata

Português (Portuguese)
v. - alternar(-se), revezar(-se)
n. - substituto (m)

idioms:

• alternate angles    ângulos (f pl) alternos (Geom.)
• alternating current    corrente (f) alternada (Fís.) (Eletr.)

Русский (Russian)
чередоваться, сменять друг друга, исполняющий обязанности

idioms:

• alternate angles    противолежащие углы
• alternating current    переменный ток

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - alternarse, turnarse
v. tr. - variar, alternar, sustituir
adj. - alternante, variante
n. - suplente, substituto

idioms:

• alternate angles    ángulos alternos
• alternating current    corriente alterna

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - alternera, omväxla
n. - suppleant, ställföreträdare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
轮流, 交替, 使轮流, 使交替, 轮流的, 交替的, 供选择的, 间隔的, 供替换的, 代理人, 候补者, 代替者

idioms:

• alternate angles    一对错角
• alternating current    交流电

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 輪流, 交替
v. tr. - 使輪流, 使交替
adj. - 輪流的, 交替的, 供選擇的, 間隔的, 供替換的
n. - 代理人, 候補者, 代替者

idioms:

• alternate angles    一對錯角
• alternating current    交流電

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 교대하다, 서로 엇갈리다
v. tr. - 교대로 하다, 서로 엇갈리게 하다
adj. - 교대의, 하나 건너의
n. - 대리

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 交互の, 一つおきの, 互い違いの, 代理の
n. - 代理人
v. - 交互になる, 交替する

idioms:

• alternate angles    錯角

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يناوب, يتعاقب (الاسم) متناوب, متعاقب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮באו לסירוגין, התחלפו שוב ושוב‬
v. tr. - ‮החליף, סידר (שני דברים) זה אחר זה לסירוגין‬
adj. - ‮סירוגי, כל שני, חליפות‬
n. - ‮ממלא מקום‬

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