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alternating

UK
/ˈɒl.tə.neɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈɑːl.tɚ.neɪtɪŋ/
alternatinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈɔːltəneɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˈɔltərneɪtɪŋ/
Used as a present-participle adjective derived from the verb ‘alternate’.
Translations
The alternating pattern of black and white tiles created a striking visual effect.
Le motif alterné de carreaux noirs et blancs créait un effet visuel saisissant.
alternatifSurtout en électricité.
An alternating current reverses its direction many times per second.
Un courant alternatif inverse sa direction de nombreuses fois par seconde.
Definitions
Occurring in turn repeatedly; taking turns or following one after the other.
The alternating pattern of black and white tiles created a striking visual effect.
Changing direction, sign, or sequence at regular intervals, especially in reference to electric current or mathematical series.
An alternating current reverses its direction many times per second.
Synonyms
reciprocal
rotating
successive
varying
fluctuating
interchanging
alternatingnoun
UK
/ˈɔːl.tə.neɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈɔl.tɚ.neɪ.tɪŋ/
Gerundial noun denoting the action or process of alternating; uncountable.
Translations
The alternating of day and night influenced ancient mythologies.
L'alternance du jour et de la nuit a influencé les mythologies antiques.
Definitions
The act or process of alternating; successive change or rotation.
The alternating of day and night influenced ancient mythologies.
Synonyms
cycle
switching
recurrence
succession
interchange
oscillation
rotation
alternating current
alternation
alternateverb

alternating

ing-form

alternated
Past Simple
alternated
Past Participle
alternating
ing-form
UK
/ˈɒl.tə.neɪt/
US
/ˈɑːl.tɚ.neɪt/
(homograph)
Translations
She alternates between jogging and cycling for her daily exercise.
Elle alterne entre le jogging et le vélo pour son exercice quotidien.
Definitions
To occur in turn repeatedly.
The weather alternates between sunny and rainy throughout the week.
To switch back and forth between two or more things.
She alternates between jogging and cycling for her daily exercise.
To take turns doing something.
They alternate driving duties on long road trips.
To cause two or more things to follow each other in turn; to intersperse or arrange in alternating order.
The designer alternated stripes of blue and white across the wall.
Synonyms
switch
rotate
vary
interchange
fluctuate
alternatenoun
Definitions
A person who acts as a substitute or replacement for another.
The alternate was ready to step in if the main performer couldn't make it.
A substitute or replacement option, often used in the context of plans or strategies.
We need to have an alternate in case the original plan doesn't work out.
alternateadjective
Definitions
Occurring or succeeding by turns; every other.
The team plays on alternate weekends.
Serving or used in place of another; substitute.
They took an alternate route to avoid the traffic.
Botany: (of leaves or other plant parts) arranged singly at successive heights on the stem, each at a different node and on alternating sides.
The sapling's alternate leaves give the branch a spiral appearance.
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