alternate
/ˈɔltərˌnet/
वैकल्पिक
noun
1. surrogate, replacement
someone who takes the place of another person
verb
1. jump
go back and forth
swing back and forth between two states or conditions
2. alternate
exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
3. understudy
be an understudy or alternate for a role
4. interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
5. take turns
do something in turns
"We take turns on the night shift"
adjective
1. alternate
every second one of a series
"the cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays"
"jam every other day"- the White Queen
2. alternative, substitute
serving or used in place of another
"an alternative plan"
3. alternating
occurring by turns
first one and then the other
"alternating feelings of love and hate"
4. alternate
of leaves and branches etc
first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis
not paired
"stems with alternate leaves"
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