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alternatively

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/ɔːlˈtɜːrnətɪvli/ · al-ter-na-tively

In a way that offers a choice or an alternative.

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Meanings

adverbformal

In a way that offers a choice or an alternative.

اس طرح کہ ایک انتخاب یا متبادل پیش کرتا ہے۔

متبادل طور پر

mutabadil tor par

Synonyms

as an alternative instead otherwiseمتبادلاوردوسرا

Antonyms

simultaneously concurrently togetherیکجاہم وقتاکٹھے

Common Collocations

alternatively suggest
consider alternatively
propose alternatively

Example Sentences

You can choose to stay here; alternatively, you could go home.

آپ یہاں رہنے کا انتخاب کر سکتے ہیں؛ متبادل طور پر، آپ گھر جا سکتے ہیں۔

Aap yahaan rehne ka intekhab kar sakte hain; mutabadil tor par, aap ghar ja sakte hain.

We can meet at noon, or alternatively, we could meet later in the afternoon.

ہم دوپہر میں مل سکتے ہیں، یا متبادل طور پر، ہم شام کو بعد میں مل سکتے ہیں۔

Hum dopehar mein mil sakte hain, ya mutabadil tor par, hum shaam ko baad mein mil sakte hain.

You may want to try the chicken dish, or alternatively, there is a vegetarian option available.

آپ چکن ڈش آزمانا چاہیں گے، یا متبادل طور پر، یہاں ایک سبزی خور کا انتخاب دستیاب ہے۔

Aap chicken dish azmana chahain ge, ya mutabadil tor par, yahaan ek sabzi khor ka intekhab dastiyab hai.

Easily Confused With

alternating:Alternating refers to switching back and forth between options, while alternatively means presenting an alternative option.

Word Family

alternate

adjectiveمتبادل

alternation

nounتبدیلی

💡 Memory Tip

Think of alternative routes when navigating; alternatively means offering another way.

Imagine a fork in the road where you must choose a different path.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

اک دوسرے کے لیے ہیں یہاں موجود ہم، بصورتِ اکٹھے، متبادل اختیارات کو سمجھیں۔

Ik doosre ke liye hain yahaan maujood hum, bisurat-e akhathe, mutabadil ikhtiyaarat ko samjhein.

We are present here for each other, in the form of togetherness, understanding alternative choices.

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

ایک دروازہ بند ہوا تو دوسرا کھلتا ہے۔

Ek darwaza band hua to doosra khulta hai.

When one door closes, another opens.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "alternare" — to alternate

First known use: 15th century

The word 'alternatively' has its roots in the Latin word 'alternare' which means to interchange. It entered English usage around the 15th century.