Hyphenation of alternate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word alternate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

al-ter-nate

Definitions of alternate:

1.
Someone who takes the place of another person
2.
Go back and forth
Swing back and forth between two states or conditions
3.
Exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions
4.
Be an understudy or alternate for a role
5.
Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
6.
Do something in turns
We take turns on the night shift
7.
Every second one of a series
The cleaning lady comes on alternate Wednesdays Jam every other day- the White Queen
8.
Serving or used in place of another
An alternative plan
9.
Occurring by turns
First one and then the other Alternating feelings of love and hate
10.
Of leaves and branches etc
First on one side and then on the other in two ranks along an axis Not paired Stems with alternate leaves

Synonyms of alternate:

adj cyclic, cyclical
adj alternative, secondary
adj alternating, cyclic, cyclical
adj alternate
noun surrogate, replacement, stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in
verb jump, change, alter, vary
verb exchange
verb understudy, memorize, memorise, con, learn
verb interchange, tack, switch, flip, flip-flop, change by reversal, turn, reverse
verbtake turns, act, move

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