Sense 1: to use, do etc by turns, repeatedly, one after the other
John alternates between teaching and studying; He tried to alternate red and yellow tulips along the path as he planted them.
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 Alternate in Afrikaans: wissel |
 Alternate in Arabic: يَتَنَاوَب |
 Alternate in Bulgarian: сменям се |
 Alternate in Brazilian: alternar |
 Alternate in Czech: střídat (se) |
 Alternate in German: abwechselnd |
 Alternate in Danish: veksle; skifte |
 Alternate in Greek: εναλλάσσω, εναλλάσσομαι |
 Alternate in Spanish: alternar |
 Alternate in Estonian: vaheldama |
 Alternate in Farsi: متناوب کردن؛ یکی در میان |
 Alternate in Finnish: vaihdella |
 Alternate in French: (faire) alterner |
 Alternate in Hebrew: לסֵירוּגִין |
 Alternate in Hindi: बारी-बारी से |
 Alternate in Croatian: stavljati naizmjence |
 Alternate in Hungarian: váltogat |
 Alternate in Indonesian: saling berganti |
 Alternate in Icelandic: skiptastá, hafa til skipt |
 Alternate in Italian: alternare |
 Alternate in Japanese: 交互にする |
 Alternate in Korean: 번갈아 바꾸다 |
 Alternate in Lithuanian: kaitalioti(s) |
 Alternate in Latvian: mainīt |
 Alternate in Malay: menyelang nyelikan |
 Alternate in Dutch: afwisselen |
 Alternate in Norwegian: skiftes (om), veksle, alt |
 Alternate in Polish: zmieniać kolejno |
 Alternate in Persian: متناوب کردن؛ یکی در میان |
 Alternate in Pashto: متناوب کول، نوبتی کول |
 Alternate in Portuguese: alternar |
 Alternate in Romanian: a alterna |
 Alternate in Russian: чередовать(ся) |
 Alternate in Slovak: striedať |
 Alternate in Slovenian: menjavati |
 Alternate in Serbian: smenjivati se |
 Alternate in Swedish: alternera |
 Alternate in Thai: สลับ |
 Alternate in Turkish: sırayla kullanmak, nöbetl |
 Alternate in Taiwanese: 交替 |
 Alternate in Ukrainian: чергувати(ся) |
 Alternate in Urdu: ایک چھوڑ کے ایک |
 Alternate in Vietnamese: xen kẽ |
 Alternate in Chinese: 交替 |
Sense 2: coming, happening etc in turns, one after the other
The water came in alternate bursts of hot and cold.
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| Alternate in Afrikaans: afwisselend |
Alternate in Arabic: يَتَعَاقَب |
| Alternate in Bulgarian: редувам |
Alternate in Brazilian: alternado |
| Alternate in Czech: střídavý |
Alternate in German: abwechselnd |
| Alternate in Danish: skiftevis; vekslende |
Alternate in Greek: εναλλασσόμενος |
| Alternate in Spanish: alterno, alternado |
Alternate in Estonian: vahelduv |
| Alternate in Farsi: یکی در میان؛ متناوب |
Alternate in Finnish: vuoroittainen |
| Alternate in French: alterné |
Alternate in Hebrew: בָּאִים לסֵירוּגִין |
| Alternate in Hindi: एकान्तर |
Alternate in Croatian: naizmjenični |
| Alternate in Hungarian: váltakozó |
Alternate in Indonesian: bergantian |
| Alternate in Icelandic: sem skiptistá |
Alternate in Italian: alternato |
| Alternate in Japanese: 交互の |
Alternate in Korean: 교대의 |
| Alternate in Lithuanian: besikaitaliojantis |
Alternate in Latvian: mainīgs |
| Alternate in Malay: bersilih ganti |
Alternate in Dutch: afwisselend |
| Alternate in Norwegian: skiftevis, vekslende |
Alternate in Polish: występujący na przemian |
| Alternate in Persian: یکی در میان؛ متناوب |
Alternate in Pashto: یو ترمنځ ، نوبتی |
| Alternate in Portuguese: alternado |
Alternate in Romanian: succesiv |
| Alternate in Russian: чередующийся |
Alternate in Slovak: striedavý |
| Alternate in Slovenian: menjajoč se |
Alternate in Serbian: naizmeničan |
| Alternate in Swedish: omväxlande |
Alternate in Thai: ซึ่งสลับกัน |
| Alternate in Turkish: sıralı, biribirini izleye |
Alternate in Taiwanese: 交替的 |
| Alternate in Ukrainian: змінний; такий, що чергує |
Alternate in Urdu: یکے بعد دیگرے |
| Alternate in Vietnamese: kế tiếp |
Alternate in Chinese: 交替的，轮流的 |
Sense 3: every second (day, week etc)
My friend and I take the children to school on alternate days.
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| Alternate in Afrikaans: elke tweede |
Alternate in Arabic: مُتَنَاوِب، مُتَعَاقِب |
| Alternate in Bulgarian: редуващ се през едно |
Alternate in Brazilian: alternado |
| Alternate in Czech: každý druhý, ob |
Alternate in German: jeder/jede zweite |
| Alternate in Danish: hver anden |
Alternate in Greek: εναλλάξ |
| Alternate in Spanish: (un día) sí y (un día) no |
Alternate in Estonian: üle- |
| Alternate in Farsi: یکی در میان |
Alternate in Finnish: joka toinen |
| Alternate in French: tous les deux |
Alternate in Hebrew: (שָׁבוּע) כֵּן (שָׁבוּע) |
| Alternate in Croatian: svaki drugi dan |
Alternate in Hungarian: minden második |
| Alternate in Indonesian: bergantian |
Alternate in Icelandic: annar hver |
| Alternate in Italian: alterno |
Alternate in Japanese: 一つおきの |
| Alternate in Korean: 하나씩 거른 |
Alternate in Lithuanian: kas antras |
| Alternate in Latvian: katrs otrais |
Alternate in Malay: bergilir |
| Alternate in Dutch: om de andere |
Alternate in Norwegian: annenhver |
| Alternate in Polish: co drugi |
Alternate in Persian: یکی در میان |
| Alternate in Pashto: یو ترمنځ |
Alternate in Portuguese: alternado |
| Alternate in Romanian: alternativ |
Alternate in Russian: каждый второй |
| Alternate in Slovak: každý druhý |
Alternate in Slovenian: vsak drugi |
| Alternate in Serbian: svaki drugi |
Alternate in Swedish: varannan |
| Alternate in Thai: หนึ่งเว้นหนึ่ง |
Alternate in Turkish: bir...ara ile |
| Alternate in Taiwanese: 每隔 |
Alternate in Ukrainian: такий, що трапляється чер |
| Alternate in Urdu: ایک دن چھوڑ کر دوسرے دن |
Alternate in Vietnamese: thay phiên |
| Alternate in Chinese: 间隔的 |
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