Alternate - Definition

adj 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"
[syn: alternate, alternative, substitute]
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, paired]
n 1: someone who takes the place of another person [syn:
surrogate, alternate, replacement]
v 1: go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states
or conditions [syn: alternate, jump]
2: exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and
functions
3: be an understudy or alternate for a role [syn: understudy,
alternate]
4: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) [syn:
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-
flop]
5: do something in turns; "We take turns on the night shift"
[syn: alternate, take turns]