Alternate and Wave

Alternate

Alternate verb - Go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions.

Wave and alternate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wave" instead a verb "Alternate".

Wave

Wave verb - To direct or notify by a movement or gesture.

Alternate and wave are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alternate" instead a verb "Wave".

Nearby Words: waved, waving, wavy, wavelet, waveband

Common collocations

time alternate time wave time
fact alternate fact wave fact
notes alternate notes wave notes
hands alternate hands wave hands
Other words: times.

Both words in one sentence

  • An alternate version can be seen in Hero, when the Imperial archers attack a calligraphy school, unleashing wave after wave of arrows.
  • Manga / Wedding Peach Alternate Character Reading: The name "Hiromi Kawanami" was originally written 川浪ひろみ in the manga, but the 浪 was changed to 波 for the anime (both are read nami and mean "wave").
  • Comic Book / New 52 Alternate Universe: While a longstanding tradition in DC comics; the Second Wave had the re-established Earth-2 as a focus.
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