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alternating

al·ter·nate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb awl-ter-neyt, al-; adjective, noun awl-ter-nit, al-]
    • /verb ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; adjective, noun ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl-/
    • /ˈɒl.tə.neɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb awl-ter-neyt, al-; adjective, noun awl-ter-nit, al-]
    • /verb ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-; adjective, noun ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl-/

Definitions of alternating word

  • adjective alternating happening in succession 3
  • verb without object alternating to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate (usually followed by with): Day alternates with night. 1
  • verb without object alternating to change back and forth between conditions, states, actions, etc.: He alternates between hope and despair. 1
  • verb without object alternating to take turns: My sister and I alternated in doing the dishes. 1
  • verb without object alternating Electricity. to reverse direction or sign periodically. 1
  • verb without object alternating Linguistics. to occur as a variant in alternation with another form. 1

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Origin of alternating

First appearance:

before 1505
One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15, alternate is from the Latin word alternātus (past participle of alternāre). See altern, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Alternating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

alternating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

alternating usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for alternating

adjective alternating

  • succedent — following or succeeding; subsequent.
  • in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • alternate — When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
  • seriate — arranged or occurring in one or more series.

adverb alternating

  • from pillar to post — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
  • back and forth — If someone moves back and forth, they repeatedly move in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
  • up and down — moving in or related to a direction that is up or is regarded as up: the up elevator; the up train traveling north; the up platform of a railroad station.

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