| alternate | vi 1. occur, appear, perform by turns, bersilih ganti, silih berganti; (of visible thing, sound) berselang-seli, berselang-selang, berselang-seling: success ~d with failure, kejayaan dan kegagalan bersilih ganti; day and night ~, siang dan malam silih berganti; red and blue stripes ~ with each other, jalur merah dan biru berselang-seli di antara satu dgn yg lain; the pitter-patter of rain alternating with the rustling of leaves, bunyi rintik-rintik hujan berselang-seli dgn desiran daun-daun; 2. often ~ between, change from one condition etc to another, bersilih ganti, silih berganti: to ~ between laughter and tears, gelak ketawa dan tangisan bersilih ganti; 3. (of electric current, voltage) berulang-alik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alternate | adj 1. occurring by turns, bersilih ganti, silih berganti, berganti-ganti, ganti-berganti, berselang-seli, berselang-selang, berselang-seling; (of visible thing) berselang-seli, berselang-selang, berselang-seling: ~ rain and sunshine, hujan dan panas yg berselang-seli; a wall made of ~ layers of stone and timber, tembok yg dibina drpd lapisan batu dan kayu yg berselang-seli; 2. every other, berselang: he works on ~ days, dia bekerja berselang hari; 3. see ALTERNATIVE; 4. (of leaves, flowers, etc) selang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alternating | adj 1. occurring successively, silih berganti, bersilih ganti, berselang-seli, berselang-selang, berselang-seling: ~ ebbs and flows, pasang dan surut yg silih berganti; 2. appearing, being heard in alternation, berselang-seli, berselang-selang, berselang-seling: ~ colours, warna-warna yg berselang-seli; ~ sound patterns, pola-pola bunyi yg berselang-seli. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |