Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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alternative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
alternate | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
alternative (noun) | alternate (noun) |
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one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | someone who takes the place of another person |
alternative (adjective) | alternate (adjective) |
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necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities | of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired |
serving or used in place of another | serving or used in place of another |
pertaining to unconventional choices | occurring by turns; first one and then the other |
every second one of a series |
alternative (verb) | alternate (verb) |
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do something in turns | |
go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions | |
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) | |
be an understudy or alternate for a role | |
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions |