alternatively
UK/ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li//ɔlˈtɝ.nə.tɪv.li/
alternatively adverb: in an alternative way.
Adverb
alternatively (not comparable)
- in an alternative way
- Observers should keep in mind that these efforts at living alternatively are not easily undertaken; indeed, if they were, more people would be doing what they do.1998, Marie D. Hoff (editor), Sustainable Community Development, page 99
- Thus, we are creating a new class struggle between those who live within the social system and those who are marginalized or wish to live alternatively.2001, Hans-Peter Martin, Is Globalization a Trap?, published in Keys to the 21st Century (edited by Jérôme Bindé) on page 350
- Used to link a pair of opposing possibilities.
alternatively meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Malayalam
alternatively in Tamil
- மாற்றுவழியாக, மாற்றாக, இரண்டில் ஒன்றாக, ஒற்றைமாற்றாக, இன்னொருவகையாக, மாற்றுவகையாக
alternatively in Marathi
- वैकल्पिकरित्या, पर्यायाने
alternatively in Malayalam
- പകരമായി, മറ്റൊരുവിധത്തിൽ
More languagesFewer languages
- alternatively in Kannada
- ಪರ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿಃ
- alternatively in Punjabi
- ਵਿਕਲਪਿਕ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ
- alternatively in Gujarati
- વૈકલ્પિક રીતે
Origin of alternatively
From alternative + -ly.
Questions about alternatively
- What does alternatively mean?
- Alternatively means in an alternative way.
- What is alternatively in Tamil?
- Alternatively in Tamil is மாற்றுவழியாக, மாற்றாக, இரண்டில் ஒன்றாக. See Alternatively meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is alternatively?
- Alternatively is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce alternatively?
- Alternatively is pronounced /ɒlˈtɜː(ɹ).nə.tɪv.li/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: alternatively (page history and authors); alternatively (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alternatively (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alternatively (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alternatively (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); alternatively (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alternatively (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); alternatively (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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