alternate

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Having two or more parts or aspects that take turns replacing each other; interchangeable.

  - "The team's star players alternate between positions."
  - "In a game of chess, each player has the opportunity to alternate moves."

• verb

  2. To change or replace one thing with another; interchange.

  - "I'll alternate between reading and studying."
  - "Let's alternate turns driving."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with alternate
alter , falter , mater , shatter , slatter , smatter , stature , tatter

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Variants

List of all variants of alternate that leads to same result
alternate , alternated , alternates , alternating , alternate angle , alternate angles , alternate exterior angle , alternate interior angle

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French 'alterer' meaning 'to change'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'alternate' is often used in politics to describe a candidate or political party that is not the one currently in power.

2. In the game of checkers, the player with the white pieces goes first, but after the first move, the players alternate turns.

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Related Concepts

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1. interchangeable: Having the ability to be replaced by something else without affecting the overall function or meaning.

2. rotating: Replacing one thing with another in a continuous cycle.

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Culture

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In literature, 'alternate' is often used in the context of storytelling, where different characters or perspectives are presented in alternating chapters. In music, the term 'alternate tuning' refers to the use of different tunings for various songs or sections of a single song.

How to Memorize "alternate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a coin being flipped: heads (one thing) becomes tails (another thing), and then tails becomes heads again.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'alternate' with the idea of a relay race, where each team member takes turns running a leg of the race.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-E to remember the meaning: 'Alternating, Like The, Every, New, Alternating, Taking, Every, Another'.

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