what does the word alternate mean?
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alternate\n4 entries found for alternate.\nTo select an entry, click on it. \n  alternate[1,adjective]alternate[2,verb]alternate[3,noun]alternate angle   \n\nMain Entry: 1al·ter·nate \nPronunciation: US and Canadian 'ol-t&r-n&t also 'al-; chiefly British ol-'t&r-\nFunction: adjective\nEtymology: Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare, from alternus alternate, from alter\n1 : occurring or succeeding by turns <a day of alternate sunshine and rain>\n2 a : arranged first on one side and then on the other at different levels or points along an axial line <alternate leaves> -- compare OPPOSITE b : arranged one above or alongside the other\n3 : every other : every second <he works on alternate days>\n4 : constituting an alternative <took the alternate route home>\n5 : ALTERNATIVE 3\n- al·ter·nate·ly adverb   \n\nFor More Information on "alternate" go to Britannica.com\n\nGet the Top 10 Search Results for "alternate"
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Your question is very vague, as you can see by the many different answers. If you are looking for an English word that has two opposite meanings, then one answer is "cleave." It can mean "to split" or "to cling to or adhere."\n\nIs that the sort of thing you are looking for?
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Sorry, what's the difference again?
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It's when one word substitutes for another thing . . .\n\nlike crown substitutes for the king\n\nthe whitehouse subtitutes for the US president or US government\n\nit is similar to synecdoche . . .
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It should mean to put a thing back into its context, and could mean to put a thing into a modified/different context.  Like "repurpose," which means to take a thing a use it for a purpose other than what it has been used for.
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It is usually a main verb. I can't think of any cases where it would be secondary or helping.
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If that were really a word, that is how you would spell it, but there is no such word.  Did you mean SUPPLEMENTALLY?
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Ain't is a word.  It is a contraction of Am Not.  Most people just use it in the wrong context.
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re phrase question please.
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Not quite sure what you are asking but I am guessing you want alternative words for a particular word you specify if so it is a thesaurus that you are looking for and here is one.\n\nhttp://thesaurus.reference.com/
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Do you mean you want to find a word's opposites?\n(i.e. long, opposite is short)\n\nThis site will give you antonyms and synonyms if you so choose:\nhttp://www.synonym.com\n\nThese are also useful sites:\n\nsynonyms/dictionary:\nhttp://www.thesaurus.com/\n\ndictionary:\nhttp://www.dictionary.com/ or http://dictionary.cambridge.org\n\nslang:\nhttp://www.urbandictionary.com
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NOUN: A current that flows in an opposite direction to the flow of another current. OTHER FORMS: countercurrent, countercurrently
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My gang translated R as "royal".\nAnyway the meaning of the phrase was an indeterminate small increment used in adjusting something (length, voltage, etc).
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eg means "for example". An alternate email address is used just incase you forget your password for the new account, so they can email it to the old one. It is optional and you do not have to enter it, but if you decide to enter it, it CANNOT be a yahoo address. Hope this helps
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Main Entry:  opposite\nPart of Speech:  adjective\nDefinition:  unlike\nSynonyms:  adverse, antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, conflicting, contradictory, contrapositive, contrary, contrasted, corresponding, counter, crosswise, diametric, diametrically opposed, different, differing, dissimilar, diverse, facing, flip side, hostile, inconsistent, independent, inimical, inverse, irreconcilable, obverse, opposed, ornery, paradoxical, polar, repugnant, retrograde, reverse, separate, unalike, unconnected, unrelated, unsimilar, violative, vis-a-vis\nAntonyms:  identical, like, same\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  opposite\nPart of Speech:  noun\nDefinition:  unlikeness\nSynonyms:  adverse, antilogy, antipode, antipole, antithesis, antonym, contra, contradiction, contrary, contrast, converse, counterpart, foil, inverse, obverse, opposition, other extreme, other side, paradox, reverse, vice versa\nAntonyms:  alikeness, sameness\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  about\nPart of Speech:  adverb 4\nDefinition:  reverse\nSynonyms:  around, back, backward, backwards, in reverse, opposite direction, reverse, round\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  abreast\nPart of Speech:  adverb 1\nDefinition:  alongside\nSynonyms:  beside, equal, in line, level, next to, off, opposite\nAntonyms:  single file\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  across\nPart of Speech:  adjective\nDefinition:  traversing\nSynonyms:  beyond, cross, crossed, crosswise, opposite, over, transversely\nAntonyms:  uncrossed\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  adverse\nPart of Speech:  adjective\nDefinition:  unfavorable\nSynonyms:  allergic to, conflicting, contrary, detrimental, disadvantageous, down on, down side, inimical, injurious, inopportune, negative, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppugnant, ornery, reluctant, repugnant, stuffy, unfortunate, unfriendly, unlucky, unpropitious, unwilling\nAntonyms:  advantageous, aiding, beneficial, favorable, fortunate, helpful, positive\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  antagonist\nPart of Speech:  noun\nDefinition:  problem\nSynonyms:  adversary, angries, bad guy, bandit, competitor, contender, crip, enemy, foe, match, meat, opponent, opposer, opposite number, oppugnant, rival\nAntonyms:  advocate, colleague, friend, supporter\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  beside\nPart of Speech:  adverb\nDefinition:  next to\nSynonyms:  abreast of, adjacent to, adjoining, alongside, aside, bordering on, by, close to, close upon, connected with, contiguous to, ferninst, fornent, in juxtaposition, near, nearby, neck-and-neck, neighboring, nigh, opposite, overlooking, round, verging on, with\nSource:  Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.1.1)\nCopyright © 2006 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.\n\nMain Entry:  contradiction\nPart of Speech:  noun\nDefinition:  variance\nSynonyms:  bucking, conflict, confutation, contravention, defiance, denial, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, dispute, dissension, gainsaying, incongruity, inconsistency, negation, opposite, opposition\nAntonyms:  agreement, corresponden
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differently from what?
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Yes it does because the energy is alternate.