alternately
pronunciation
How to pronounce alternately in British English:
UK [ɔ:l'tɜ:nətlɪ]
How to pronounce alternately in American English:
US [ɔl'tɜnətlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in an alternating sequence or position
Word Origin
- alternately (adv.)
- early 15c., from alternate (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. The style is unusual , being alternately written in prose and verse .
- 2. Candidates are picked alternately from north and south behind closed doors and presented to voters in rigged polls .
- 3. This system is known as an eclipsing binary , in which the two stars pass alternately in front of each other when viewed from earth .
- 4. Put the parts of two arms below the elbows into the cold water alternately , then swing to dry them .
- 5. Aboard the corvo , colt became fascinated with the ship 's wheel , particularly the way it could alternately spin or be locked in a fixed position through the use of a clutch .