Definitions
do something in turns
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin alternātus, the perfect passive participle of Latin alternō (“to take turns”) (see -ate (1,2 and 3)), from alternus (“one after another, by turns”), from alter (“other”) + -nus. Doublet of altern; see also alter.
Used in a sentence
“And bid alternate passions fall and rise”
“One of the two boxes displaced by the new Pelaw installation will be Springwell, between Boldon Colliery and Pelaw, which has recently had the distinction of being manned by a husband and wife on alternate shifts.”
“The service is half-hourly as far as Harrogate and Knaresborough, with alternate trains going on to York.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Every other one”9 letters
02“Take turns”9 letters
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