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Alternative (ly) means ‘something that is different and unusual and offers a possible choice’: … We could go to the Mexican restaurant, or alternatively (= instead of that), we could try that new Italian place. Altern...
choice, option, alternative, preference, selection, election mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. choice suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely. option implies a power to choo...
ALTERNATIVELY definition: as another choice or option. See examples of alternatively used in a sentence.
/ɑlˈtʌrnəɾɪvli/ /ɔlˈtʌnətɪvli/ IPA guide Definitions of alternatively adverb in place of, or as an alternative to “ alternatively we could buy a used car”
Definition of alternatively adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You use alternatively to introduce a suggestion or to mention something different from what has just been stated. It takes eight hours to drive to the city. Alternatively, you can fly there.
You use alternately to say that two actions or processes keep happening regularly after each other. Each piece of material is washed alternately in soft water and coconut oil. She became alternately angry and calm.