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alternate definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb alternate 1 of 5 senses of alternate Sense 2 alternate => rotate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb alternate 1 of 5 senses of alternate Sense 2 alternate => rotate Entailment of verb alternate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb alternate 5 senses of alternate Sense 1 alternate, jump => change, alter, vary Sense 2 alternate => exchange Sense 3 understudy, alternate => memorize, con, learn Sense 4 interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop => change by reversal, turn, reverse Sense 5 alternate, take turns => act move Familiarity of verb alternate alternate used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb alternate Sense 1 alternate, jump => change, alter, vary -------------- Sense 2 alternate => exchange -------------- Sense 3 understudy, alternate => memorize, con, learn -------------- Sense 4 interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop => change by reversal, turn, reverse -------------- Sense 5 alternate, take turns => act move -------------- Grep of noun alternate alternate Overview of noun alternate The noun alternate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. surrogate, alternate, replacement -- (someone who takes the place of another person) Overview of verb alternate The verb alternate has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) alternate, jump -- (go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions) 2. alternate -- (exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions) 3. understudy, alternate -- (be an understudy or alternate for a role) 4. interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop -- (reverse, as of direction or attitude) 5. alternate, take turns -- (do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift") Overview of adj alternate The adj alternate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) alternate, every other -- (every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen) 2. (2) alternate, alternative -- (allowing a choice; "an alternative plan") 3. (1) alternate, alternating -- (occurring by turns; first one and then the other "alternating feelings of love and hate") 4. alternate -- ((botany) 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") Antonyms of adj alternate 4 senses of alternate Sense 1 alternate(postnominal), every other(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA cyclic) -> noncyclic, noncyclical Sense 2 alternate, alternative INDIRECT (VIA secondary) -> primary Sense 3 alternate(postnominal), alternating(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA cyclic) -> noncyclic, noncyclical Sense 4 alternate (vs. opposite) opposite (vs. alternate), paired Similarity of adj alternate 4 senses of alternate Sense 1 alternate(postnominal), every other(postnominal) => cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical Sense 2 alternate, alternative => secondary (vs. primary) Sense 3 alternate(postnominal), alternating(postnominal) => cyclic (vs. noncyclic), cyclical Sense 4 alternate (vs. opposite) Attributes of adj alternate Familiarity of adj alternate alternate used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj alternate alternate Overview of noun alternate The noun alternate has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. surrogate, alternate, replacement -- (someone who takes the place of another person) Overview of verb alternate The verb alternate has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) alternate, jump -- (go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions) 2. alternate -- (exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions) 3. understudy, alternate -- (be an understudy or alternate for a role) 4. interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop -- (reverse, as of direction or attitude) 5. alternate, take turns -- (do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift") Overview of adj alternate The adj alternate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (3) alternate, every other -- (every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen) 2. (2) alternate, alternative -- (allowing a choice; "an alternative plan") 3. (1) alternate, alternating -- (occurring by turns; first one and then the other "alternating feelings of love and hate") 4. alternate -- ((botany) 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")
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