Alternate Vs Alternative: Meanings with Examples

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Alternate

Alternate, the word can be used as a verb or an adjective or a noun.

Alternate, শব্দটি verb বা adjective বা noun হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে।

Meaning as a verb:

Occurring or making something happen one after another repeatedly.

একের পর আরেক অনবরত ঘটতে থাকা বা ঘটানো।

Example:

  • The weather is alternating between fog and sunshine every day.
  • The musical trend is alternating between the soft and hard rock.
  • She was singing alternating between modern and classical.
  • She was dancing alternating between jazz and ballet.
  • She alternated between talkativeness and calmness.

Meaning as an adjective:

1. First a thing, then a second thing and then again the first thing.

প্রথমে একটি জিনিস, তারপর দ্বিতীয় একটি জিনিস এবং তারপর আবার প্রথম জিনিসটি।

Example:

  • This ice cream has alternate layers of chocolates and nuts.
  • The biscuit has alternate layers of wafer and cream.

2. Something happening on alternate days means that happens every second day.

কোনকিছু alternate day-তে বা একদিন বাদে ঘটা বলতে বোঝায় যে তা প্রতি দ্বিতীয় দিন ঘটে।

Example:

  • You have to go for the training on alternate Sundays.

3. If you don’t want to use a thing, using another thing instead of that.

আপনি যদি কোন কিছু ব্যবহার করতে না চান তবে তার পরিবর্তে অন্য কিছু ব্যবহার করা।

Example:

  • He has decided to use the alternate plan.
  • We are using the alternate way to your home.

Meaning as a noun:

Taking of a person or thing’s place by another.

কোন ব্যক্তি বা বস্তু যা অন্যের বা অন্যটির স্থান নিতে পারে।

Example:

  • She is working as an alternate for Jack.

Alternative

Alternative, the word can be used as an adjective as well as a noun.

Alternative, শব্দটি adjective এবং noun হিসেবে ব্যবহৃত হতে পারে।

Meaning as an adjective:

A thing which can be used in place of the another.

একটি জিনিস যা আপনি অপরটির পরিবর্তে ব্যবহার করতে পারেন।

Example:

  • He is finding an alternative way to do this.

Meaning as a noun:

Something different from the other available thing and gives an opportunity for choice.

বিকল্প।

Example:

  • Tea is an alternative to coffee.
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