The black and white squares on a checker board are arranged alternately.
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Alternately
/[ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]/
Synonyms for "alternately" (13 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (6)
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7 entriesTranslations
31 translations across 21 languages.
Czech
1 entries- střídavě adv (succeeding by turns)
Danish
1 entries- vekselvis adv (succeeding by turns)
Dutch
1 entries- beurtelings adv (succeeding by turns)
Esperanto
1 entries- alterne adv (succeeding by turns)
French
1 entries- alternativement adv (succeeding by turns)
Georgian
3 entries- მონაცვლეობით adv (succeeding by turns)
- მორიგეობით adv (succeeding by turns)
- რიგრიგობით adv (succeeding by turns)
German
3 entries- abwechselnd adv (succeeding by turns)
- abwechslungsweise adv (succeeding by turns)
- wechselweise adv (succeeding by turns)
Hungarian
1 entries- felváltva adv (succeeding by turns)
Italian
1 entries- alternatamente adv (succeeding by turns)
Japanese
2 entries- かわるがわるに adv (succeeding by turns)
- 交互に adv (succeeding by turns)
Latin
1 entries- alternātim adv (succeeding by turns)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- vekselvis adv (succeeding by turns)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- vekselvis adv (succeeding by turns)
Polish
3 entries- na zmianę adv (succeeding by turns)
- naprzemiennie adv (succeeding by turns)
- przemiennie adv (succeeding by turns)
Portuguese
1 entries- alternadamente adv (succeeding by turns)
Russian
1 entries- поочерёдно adv (succeeding by turns)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mu seach adv (succeeding by turns)
Spanish
2 entries- alternativamente adv (succeeding by turns)
- por turno adv (succeeding by turns)
Swedish
2 entries- växelvis adv (succeeding by turns)
- ömsevis adv (succeeding by turns)
Ukrainian
2 entries- по че́рзі adv (succeeding by turns)
- почерго́во adv (succeeding by turns)
Welsh
1 entries- bob yn ail adv (succeeding by turns)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Day and night come alternately.
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A and B alternately roll an N-sided die, A always first. A game is lost by the first roll failing to better the previous. What is the probability that A wins?
Source: tatoeba (2135221)
Tom's mind was divided into ten different personalities, who alternately took control. They all knew each other and considered themselves different individuals.
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