alternately

English

Etymology

alternate +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ɔːlˈtɜɹnətlɪ]
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔl.tɚ.nət.li/

Adverb

alternately (not comparable)

In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in alternate order.
(mathematics) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and consequent.
(proscribed) alternatively

Translations

succeding by turns

Dutch: beurtelings (nl)
Esperanto: alterne
French: alternativement (fr)
German: abwechselnd (de), wechselweise, abwechslungsweise
Italian: alternatamente (it)
Japanese: かわるがわるに (kawaru ga waru ni), 交互に (kōgo ni)

Portuguese: alternadamente (pt)
Russian: поочерёдно (ru) (poočerjódno)
Scottish Gaelic: mu seach
Spanish: alternativamente (es), por turno
Westrobothnian: ömsläis

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