ALTERNATIVE

Meaning of ALTERNATIVE in English

(n.) Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only, the two things are called alternatives.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

ALTERNATIVE — adj 1. alternate, alternating; 2. alternative; currente alternative alternating current
Interlingua English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — I. ȯlˈtərnəd.iv, -tə̄n-, -təin-, -nətiv also al- adjective Etymology: alternate (I) +-ive 1. : offering a choice of two or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — — alternatively , adv. — alternativeness, alternativity , n. /awl terr"neuh tiv, al-/ , n. 1. a choice limited to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — I. ȯl-ˈtər-nə-tiv, al- adjective Date: 1540 1. : alternate 1 2. : offering or expressing a choice several alternative plans …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — adj alternate; reciprocal. 2. alternative ·adj offering a choice of two things. 3. alternative ·adj disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction. …
Webster English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — alternative BrE AmE ɔːl ˈtɜːn ət ɪv ɒl- AmE \ ɔːl ˈtɝːn ət̬ ɪv ɑːl-, æl- ▷ alternative|ly li ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — / ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv; NAmE -ˈtɜːrn-/ noun , adjective ■ noun a thing that you can choose to do or have out …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — I. al ‧ ter ‧ na ‧ tive 1 S2 W2 AC /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv $ ɒːlˈtɜːr-, æl-/ BrE AmE adjective [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALTERNATIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of one or more things) available or usable instead of another (an alternative route). °Use …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALTERNATIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 (of one or more things) available or usable instead of another (an alternative route). °Use …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. (of one or more things) available or usable instead of another (an alternative route). Usage: …
Oxford English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — ( alternatives) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'alternate' is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: The form 'alternate' is sometimes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALTERNATIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a new/different/fresh/alternative approach ▪ a new approach to pollution control a parallel/an alternative universe …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — [esp. US] alternate [noun], [adjective] - (something that is) different from something else, esp. from what is usual, and offering …
Cambridge English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ attractive , effective , good , radical ▪ acceptable , reasonable , suitable ▪ available , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — n. 25B6; adjective an alternative route : DIFFERENT, other, another, second, possible, substitute, replacement; standby, emergency, reserve, back-up, auxiliary, fallback; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — adj. 1 alternate, variant, (an)other, different, additional; substitute, surrogate Alternative models are available n. 2 alternate, variant, choice, option, selection; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — adjective and noun (Lifestyle and Leisure) adjective: Offering a different approach from the conventional or established one; belonging to the …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
ALTERNATIVE — альтернатива; выбор из двух возможностей - undesirable * нежелательная альтернатива - to propose an * предлагать альтернативу - to be …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALTERNATIVE — alternative.ogg 1. ɔ:lʹtɜ:nətıv n 1. альтернатива; выбор из двух возможностей undesirable alternative - нежелательная альтернатива to propose to endorse, to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALTERNATIVE — 1) вариант, альтернатива||альтернативный - admissible alternative - both-sided alternative - composite alternative - continuous alternative - exclusive alternative - feasible alternative - generalized alternative - go-no go alternative - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ALTERNATIVE — 1. ɔ:lʹtɜ:nətıv n 1. альтернатива; выбор из двух возможностей undesirable alternative - нежелательная альтернатива to propose to endorse, to reject …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALTERNATIVE — 1. сущ. альтернатива, выбор viable alternative — правильный выбор to propose an alternative — предоставить выбор Syn: alternate 2. прил. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ALTERNATIVE — 1. сущ. альтернатива, выбор viable alternative — правильный выбор to propose an alternative — предоставить выбор Syn: alternate 2. прил. 1) альтернативный 2) взаимоисключающий 3) переменный, переменно действующий • Gram: Alternative question
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ALTERNATIVE — 1. _n. альтернатива, выбор; there is no other alternative but... - нет другого выбора, кроме... 2. _a. 1> взаимоисключающий, альтернативный; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
ALTERNATIVE — 1. сущ. альтернатива, выбор - alternative claim - alternative design - alternative hypothesis - alternative minimum tax - alternative payee - alternative relief - alternative scenario - alternative solutions - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
ALTERNATIVE — 1) вариант; альтернатива, выбор альтернативы [c crimson]|| вариантный; альтернативный; взаимоисключающий; второй (из двух возможных) 2) стат. альтернативная гипотеза, альтернатива - …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
ALTERNATIVE — альтернатива, выбор ; вариант ; (#pl.) товары-заменители, ; культуры-заменители ; альтернативный ; гибкий ; ~ alternative exchange rate regime ; …
Англо-Русский Деловой словарь
ALTERNATIVE — 1. сущ. 1) общ. вариант; альтернатива Students want business alternative to military service. — Студенты хотят иметь возможность заниматься бизнесом как альтернативу …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
ALTERNATIVE — альтернатива; выбор из двух возможностей - undesirable * нежелательная альтернатива - to propose an * предлагать альтернативу - to be …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALTERNATIVE — kapilian
English-Visayan vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — I. adjective Date: 1540 alternate 1, offering or expressing a choice , different from the usual or conventional: as, existing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALTERNATIVE — (n.) A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.
Английский словарь Webster
ALTERNATIVE — (n.) The course of action or the thing offered in place of another.
Английский словарь Webster
ALTERNATIVE — (n.) An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between two things, …
Английский словарь Webster
ALTERNATIVE — (a.) Alternate; reciprocal.
Английский словарь Webster
ALTERNATIVE — (a.) Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.
Английский словарь Webster
ALTERNATIVE — (a.) Offering a choice of two things.
Английский словарь Webster
ALTERNATIVE — ( n. ) The course of action or the thing offered in place of another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ( n. ) Either of two things or propositions offered to one's choice. Thus when two things offer a choice …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ( n. ) An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but not both; a choice between …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ( n. ) A choice between more than two things; one of several things offered to choose among.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ( a. ) Offering a choice of two things.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ( a. ) Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ( a. ) Alternate; reciprocal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — adj. optional
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALTERNATIVE — n. choice, option
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ALTERNATIVE — n. Function: noun Date: 1624 1 a : a proposition or situation offering a choice between two or more things …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — Pronunciation: o ̇ l- ' t ə r-n ə -tiv, al- Function: adjective Date: 1540 1 : ALTERNATE 1 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALTERNATIVE — ■ adjective 1》 (of one or more things) available as another possibility. ↘(of two things) mutually exclusive. 2》 relating to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — [al.ter.na.tive] adj (1540) 1: alternate 1 2: offering or expressing a choice "several ~ plans" 3: existing or functioning outside …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — Synonyms and related words : additional, agent, alternate, alternate choice, analogy, another, attainable, backup, change, changeling, choice, comparison, contingency, copy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: CHOICE 1, ||druthers, election, option, preference, selection Related Words: attainable, contingency, possibility
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: SUBSTITUTE 1, alternate, backup, surrogate Related Words: equivalent, proxy, replacing; exchangeable, interchangeable; makeshift, provisional, tentative
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — n. Choice ( between two things ), other ( of two ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
ALTERNATIVE — I. adjective Synonyms: substitute 1, alternate, backup, surrogate Related Word: equivalent, proxy, replacing; exchangeable, interchangeable; makeshift, provisional, tentative II. noun …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
ALTERNATIVE — See ↑ CHOOSE 8, ↑ CONVENTIONAL/UNCONVENTIONAL 2, ↑ DIFFERENT 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have no alternative
Longman Activator English vocab
ALTERNATIVE — n. 1) to propose an ~ 2) to fall back on an ~ 3) a viable ~ 4) an ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
ALTERNATIVE — a chance to choose between two or more possibilities; one of the two or more possible choices.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
ALTERNATIVE — See variant.
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
ALTERNATIVE — option, other options
Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and Real Estate English Glossary
ALTERNATIVE — Альтернатива
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