ALTERNATE

Definition of ALTERNATE

  1. (verb)go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions
  2. (verb)exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
  3. (verb)be an understudy or alternate for a role
  4. (verb)reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
  5. (verb)do something in turns
  6. (noun)someone who takes the place of another person
  7. (adj)of leaves and branches etc; first on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis; not paired
  8. (adj)every second one of a series
  9. (adj)serving or used in place of another
  10. (adj)occurring by turns; first one and then the other