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.

  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. — megaton

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

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

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

Translations

6 languages
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By meaning 1
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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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