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
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Sense 2
alternate
=> exchange
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Sense 3
understudy, alternate
=> memorize, con, learn
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Sense 4
interchange, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop
=> change by reversal, turn, reverse
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Sense 5
alternate, take turns
=> act move
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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")
alternate definition
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