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alternate

Pronunciación: [ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt]

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Cómo usar alternate en una oración: 3 significados y 9 ejemplos con audio.

Contexto: «actions»

(verb) to change from one thing to another repeatedly. It’s like when you take turns doing things, like switching between playing one game and then another.

Ejemplo

We alternate between playing soccer and basketball every weekend.

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We don’t alternate our game choices; we always play the same game.

Ejemplo

Do you usually alternate activities when you play with your friends?

Contexto: «sequence»

(adjective) describing something that happens every other time or in an alternating pattern. Like if you wear a red shirt one day and a blue shirt the next day, that's an alternate pattern.

Ejemplo

She wore alternate colors for each day of the week.

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His shirts were all the same color, so there were no alternate choices.

Ejemplo

How do you decide which alternate outfit to wear each day?

Contexto: «roles»

(noun) a person or thing that takes the place of another. Like if someone is sick and can’t play a sport, their alternate is someone who plays instead of them.

Ejemplo

John is the alternate for the basketball team, ready to play if someone gets hurt.

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There was no alternate available when the main player couldn't make it to the game.

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Who is the alternate in the next performance?

Cómo se pronuncia alternate

Pronunciación: [ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt]

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