fluctuate
To vary irregularly; to swingTo vary irregularly; to swing.
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» The price of gold fluctuates daily.
Der Goldpreis fluktuiert täglich. — Dejo
Der Goldpreis schwankt täglich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Цена на золото ежедневно колеблется. — Lenin_1917
Ціна на золото коливається щоденно. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(intransitive)To vary irregularly; to swing.
schwanken, fluktuieren
колеба́тьсяkolebátʹsja, меня́тьсяmenjátʹsja
(intransitive)To undulate.
меня́тьсяmenjátʹsja, варьи́роватьvarʹírovatʹ
(intransitive)To be irresolute; to waver.
I fluctuated between wishing he was back home and wishing I'd never met him.
(hin und her) schwanken
(transitive)To cause to vary irregularly.
колеба́тьkolebátʹ
(also, figuratively, literally, rare)To rise and fall as a wave; to be tossed up and down the waves.
- be unstable
- move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
- cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
Examples
20 sentencesThe price of gold fluctuates daily.
Ціна на золото коливається щоденно. — deniko
ruЦена на золото ежедневно колеблется. — Lenin_1917
deDer Goldpreis fluktuiert täglich. — Dejo
The temperature has been fluctuating a lot.
He fluctuated between hope and despair.
deEr schwankte zwischen Hoffnung und Verzweiflung. — virgil
The policy fluctuated between two opinions.
The price fluctuates according to demand.
ruЦена колеблется в соответствии со спросом. — Wezel
deDer Preis schwankt je nach Nachfrage. — MUIRIEL
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
First attested in 1630; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūcFirst attested in 1630; borrowed from Latin flūctuātus, perfect passive participle of flūctuō (“(of the sea) to surge, swell; (of man) to waver, fluctuate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Forms
fluctuates, fluctuating, fluctuated, fluctuated| Base form | fluctuate · to fluctuate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fluctuates |
| Present participle | fluctuating |
| Past simple | fluctuated |
| Past participle | fluctuated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Describing graphs and trends — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.