alternate
Pronunciation: [ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt]
Context: "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.
Example
We alternate between playing soccer and basketball every weekend.
Example
We don’t alternate our game choices; we always play the same game.
Example
Do you usually alternate activities when you play with your friends?
Context: "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.
Example
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.
Example
How do you decide which alternate outfit to wear each day?
Context: "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.
Example
John is the alternate for the basketball team, ready to play if someone gets hurt.
Example
There was no alternate available when the main player couldn't make it to the game.
Example
Who is the alternate in the next performance?