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vaihtoehto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alternate adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  • alternative adj Offering a different choice from what is usual or expected.
  • availability noun The state of being available or obtainable, or the times someone is free.
  • choice adj Of especially high quality; specially selected.
  • issue noun A subject or problem that people discuss or disagree about.
  • option noun One of the choices available to someone in a given situation.
  • possibility noun The chance that something might happen or be true.

Senses

vaihtoehto is used for these senses in English:

  • alternate That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.
  • availability (countable) That which is available.
  • choice One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
  • choice Anything that can be chosen.
  • issue (law) A point of law or fact in dispute or question in a legal action presented for resolution by the court.
  • option One of a set of choices that can be made. [from 19th c.]
  • possibility An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.

alternate — full definition

  1. adj Happening in turns, first one thing then the other, repeatedly.
  2. noun A person or thing standing in as a substitute for another.
  3. verb To switch back and forth between two things in a regular pattern.

alternative — full definition

  1. adj Offering a different choice from what is usual or expected.
  2. noun One of two or more options available to choose between.
  3. noun A style of rock music that developed outside the mainstream.

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