Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.

    Driving downtown is restricted to bikes with odd and even license plate numbers alternately by day of the month.

    abwechselnd, wechselweise, abwechslungsweise

    поочерёдноpoočerjódno

    по че́рзіpo čérzi, почерго́воpočerhóvo

  2. (not comparable)By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.

  3. (Canada, US, not comparable, proscribed, sometimes)Alternatively.

More definitions
  • in an alternating sequence or position

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Arrange the apples and oranges alternately in a row.

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  2. The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.

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  3. The chessboard has 64 squares, alternately light and dark, distributed over 8 rows and 8 columns.

    ruШахматная доска состоит из 64 клеток, попеременно светлых и темных, распределенных по 8 рядам и 8 столбцам.

    deDas Schachbrett hat 64 Felder, abwechselnd hell und dunkel, verteilt auf 8 Reihen und 8 Linien.

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  4. Day and night come alternately.

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  5. Tom's mind was divided into ten different personalities, who alternately took control. They all knew each other and considered themselves different individuals.

    deToms Geist war in zehn verschiedene Persönlichkeiten gespalten, die wechselnd Besitz von ihm ergriffen. Diese wussten alle voneinander und nahmen sich als unterschiedliche Individuen wahr.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
succeeding by turns:
Русский
By meaning 1
succeeding by turns:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
succeeding by turns:

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
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See also

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