Значение

значений: 2
  1. (непереходный)To sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate.

    schwanken

    колеба́тьсяkolebátʹsja, кача́тьсяkačátʹsja

  2. (непереходный)To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another.

    schwanken

    колеба́тьсяkolebátʹsja

Ещё определения
  • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

Примеры

предложений: 4
  1. After a lot of vacillating, I agreed to his request.

  2. We would appreciate if the council would stop vacillating and make a choice already.

  3. Support for the bill vacillated.

  4. Unsure of which suitor she wanted to marry, the princess vacillated, saying now one, now the other.

    deUnsicher, welchen Freier sie heiraten wollte, schwankte die Prinzessin und nannte einmal den einen, einmal den anderen.

Переводы

языков: 7
Русский
По значениям 1
to sway unsteadily from one side to the other:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
to sway unsteadily from one side to the other:

Происхождение

From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”). By surface analysis, Latin

From Latin vacillātum, supine form of vacillō (“sway, waver”). By surface analysis, Latin vacill- + -ate.

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Формы

vacillates, vacillating, vacillated, vacillated
Базовая формаvacillate · to vacillate
3-е лицо ед. числаvacillates
Причастие настоящего времениvacillating
Прошедшее времяvacillated
Причастие прошедшего времениvacillated

правильный · Урок

Present simpleУрок

I, you, we, theyvacillate
he, she, itvacillates

Past simpleУрок

все лицаvacillated

Present perfectУрок

I, you, we, theyhave vacillated
he, she, ithas vacillated

Future simple (will)Урок

все лицаwill vacillate

Синонимы

синонимов: 8
to sway from one side to the other:staggerC1
to swing indecisively:blow hot and coldwaffle
Близкие по смыслу
  • move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern:fluctuatewaver
  • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action:hovervibrateoscillate

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 6

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