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alternate

Pronunciation: [ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt]

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Learn how to use alternate in a sentence: 9 audio examples across 3 meanings.

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.

Example

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?

How to pronounce alternate

Pronunciation: [ˈɔːl.tə.neɪt]

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