alternate
21alternate — alternately, adv. alternateness, n. alternatingly, adv. v. /awl teuhr nayt , al /; adj., n. /awl teuhr nit, al /, v., alternated, alternating, adj., n. v.i. 1. to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate… …
22alternate — al•ter•nate v. [[t]ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl [/t]] adj., n. [[t] nɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing, adj. n. 1) to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place (usu. fol. by with): Day alternates with night[/ex] 2) to change back and… …
23alternate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare, from alternus alternate, from alter Date: 1513 1. occurring or succeeding by turns < a day of alternate sunshine and rain > 2. a. arranged first on one side and then on the… …
24alternate — 1. verb 1) rows of trees alternate with dense shrub Syn: be interspersed, occur in turn, rotate, follow one another; take turns, take it in turns, work/act in sequence; oscillate, fluctuate 2) we could alternate the groups so that no one feels… …
25alternate — verb (alternated, alternating) –verb (i) /ˈɔltəneɪt / (say awltuhnayt), /ˈɒl / (say ol ) 1. (sometimes followed by with) to follow one another in time or place reciprocally: day and night alternate; darkness alternates with light. 2. to change… …
26alternate — [ˈɔːltəˌneɪt] verb [I/T] I to change from one thing, idea, or feeling to another, and keep repeating that pattern The government alternates between tough talk and silence.[/ex] The course allows students to alternate work with education.[/ex] II… …
27alternate — 1. verb 1) rows of trees alternate with dense shrub Syn: be interspersed, follow one another, take turns, take it in turns, oscillate, see saw 2) we could alternate the two groups Syn: rotate, swap, exchange …
28alternate — v., adj., & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by with) (of two things) succeed each other by turns (rain and sunshine alternated; elation alternated with depression). 2 intr. (foll. by between) change repeatedly (between two conditions) (the patient… …
29alternate — 1. adjective /ˈɒlˌtɜː(ɹ).nət,ˈɔl.tɚ.nət,ˈɒl.tə(ɹ)ˌneɪt,ɔl.tɚˈneɪt/ 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. And bid alternate passions fall… …
30alternate — See alternate, alternately, alternative, alternatively …
