Meaning

5 senses

  1. (not comparable)Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.

    an alternative proposition

    There are two alternative theories as to why this phenomenon occurs.

    alternativ

    альтернати́вныйalʹternatívnyj

    альтернати́внийalʹternatývnyj

    necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities

  2. Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities.

    (not comparable)Presenting two or more alternatives.

    alternative conjunctions like or

  3. (not comparable)Other; different from something else.

    alternativ

    альтернати́вныйalʹternatívnyj

    альтернати́внийalʹternatývnyj

  4. (not comparable)Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground.

    alternative medicine; alternative lifestyle; alternative rock

  5. (not comparable, obsolete)Alternate, reciprocal.

Examples

235 sentences

  1. Could you suggest an alternative date?

    Ви не могли б запропонувати іншу дату? — ChickenKiev

    deKönntest du ein anderes Datum vorschlagen? — SentimentalJohnny

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  2. You have no alternative.

    У вас немає альтернативи. — rmdas

    deDu hast keine Alternative. — wolfgangth

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  3. Tom has no alternative.

    Том не має альтернативи. — deniko

    ruУ Тома нет альтернативы. — odexed

    deTom hat keine Alternative. — wolfgangth

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  4. There is an alternative.

    Є альтернатива. — deniko

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  5. I have no alternative.

    У мене немає альтернативи. — deniko

    deIch habe keine Alternative. — Zaghawa

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
relating to a choice:
Русский
By meaning 1
relating to a choice:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
relating to a choice:

Origin

From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternātīvus (“alternating”), from the

From Middle French alternatif, from Medieval Latin alternātīvus (“alternating”), from the participle stem of Latin alternō (“interchange, alternate”). By surface analysis, alternate + -ive. Compare alternate.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
disjunctive
Close in meaning

Word family

49 related words
RelatedalternateB2alternativenessalternativism
Derivedalternapopalternarockalternateenalternative algebraalternative archaeologyalternative betaalternative britalternative cannabinoidalternative countryalternative denialalternative energyalternative factalternative fashionalternative fertilizationalternative fuelalternative fundalternative historianalternative historyalternative hypothesisalternative investmentalternative leftalternative liabilityalternative lifestylealternative medicine

Collocations

5 patterns
  • had no alternative
  • no alternative
  • other alternatives
  • an an alternative
  • any alternative

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
alternateB2alternatelyalternativelyB2alternatoralthoughA2altimeter
alternative — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto