Online English Dictionary

1. every second one of a series; "the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"; "jam every other day"- the White Queen

2. serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"

3. occurring by turns; first one and then the other; "alternating feelings of love and hate"

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"

1. someone who takes the place of another person

1. go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions

2. exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions

3. be an understudy or alternate for a role

4. reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

5. do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"

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