Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)In an alternative way

    alternativ, andernfalls, andererseits

    in place of, or as an alternative to

  2. (conjunctive, not comparable)Used to link a pair of opposing possibilities.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Or, alternatively, use one of your other authentication methods.

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  2. You can walk, or alternatively, I'll drive you there in my car.

    ruТы можешь пойти пешком, или как вариант, я отвезу тебя туда на моей машине.

    deDu kannst du Fuß gehen, oder ich kann dich statt dessen auch mit dem Auto hinbringen.

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  3. Alternatively you can use the following secret to setup TOTP in your authenticator or password manager manually.

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  4. Alternatively, they say, OPEC could defer a decision altogether and review policy again at a special meeting in January.

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Translations

6 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in an alternative way:

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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