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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), n.
     1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
        [R.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Grateful alternates of substantial.   --Prior.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another,
        if necessary, in performing some duty.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by
        interchanging the means.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.
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     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.
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     3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights
        of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular
        divergence. --Gray.
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     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.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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           The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this
           life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition
           of good and evil.                        --Grew.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. --J.
                                                    Philips.
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              Different species alternating with each other.
                                                    --Kirwan.
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     2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky
        hills and sandy plains.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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. --Pope.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), n.
     1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
        [R.]
  
              Grateful alternates of substantial.   --Prior.
  
     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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.                        --Grew.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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. --J.
                                                    Philips.
  
              Different species alternating with each other.
                                                    --Kirwan.
  
     2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky
        hills and sandy plains.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  alternate
       adj 1: every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on
              alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the
              White Queen [syn: alternate(a)]
       2: allowing a choice; "an alternative plan" [syn: alternative]
       3: occurring by turns; first one and then the other;
          "alternating feelings of love and hate" [syn: alternate(a),
           alternating(a)]
       4: 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" [ant: opposite]
       n : someone who takes the place of another person [syn: surrogate,
            replacement]
       v 1: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states
            or conditions [syn: jump]
       2: exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and
          functions
       3: be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: understudy]
       4: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn: interchange,
           tack, switch, flip, flip-flop]
       5: do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
          [syn: take turns]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 ο αναπληρωτής, η αναπληρώτρια
     2 ο υποκαταστάτης, η υποκαταστάτρια
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 ο αναπληρωτής, η αναπληρώτρια
     2 ο υποκαταστάτης, η υποκαταστάτρια
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 εναλλάσσω, εναλλάσσομαι
     2 παλινδρομώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it alternare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it alternato)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it alternato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la alternō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     a.
     1 Happening by turns; one following the other in succession of time
  or place; first one and then the other (repeatedly).
     2 # (lb en heraldry) Alternating; (of e.g. a pair of tinctures which
  a charge is coloured) succeeding in turns, or (relative to the field)
  counterchanged.
     n.
     1 That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
     2 (lb en US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the
  place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
     3 (lb en mathematics) A proportion derived from another proportion by
  interchanging the means.
     4 (lb en US) A replacement of equal or greater value or function.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause
  to succeed by turns; to interchange regularly.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow
  reciprocally in place or time; followed by ''with''.
     3 (lb en intransitive) To vary by turns.
     4 (lb en transitive geometry) To perform an alternation (removal of
  alternate vertex) on (a polytope or tessellation); to remove vertices
  (from a face or edge) as part of an alternation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it alternare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it alternato)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it alternato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la alternō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it alternare  2 p pres indc ; 2 p impr)
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it alternato)
     Italian part.p.
     (feminine plural of it alternato)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la alternō  2 p pres actv impr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     Italia vb.
     (it-v-taivm 1 a ltern ate)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  alternate
     Engelska a.
     1 alternerande
     2 (tagg matematik språk=en) varannan
     Engelska vb.
     1 alternera, växla mellan två på varandra följande egenskaper
     2 turas om

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Alternate /ɔːltˈɜːnət/
  تناوب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  alternate //ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət// //ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt// //ˈɑl.tɚ.nət// //ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt// //ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt// //ˈɔl.tɚ.nət// 
  1. редуващ се
  being or succeeding by turns
  2. алтернативен, друг
  other; alternative

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  alternate //ɒl.ˈtɜː(ɹ).nət// //ˈɑl.tɚ.neɪt// //ˈɑl.tɚ.nət// //ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪt// //ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪt// //ˈɔl.tɚ.nət// 
  редувам се 2.
  to happen, succeed, or act by turns
   3.
  to perform by turns

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  alternate /ɔːltˈɜːnət/ 
  vystřídat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  alternate /ɔːltˈɜːnət/ 
  střídavý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  alternate /ɔːltˈɜːnət/ 
  alternovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  alternate /ɔːltˈɜːnət/
  střídat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  alternate /ɔːltˈɜːnət/ 
  eiledu