fluctuate

CEFRC1

/ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To change often between higher and lower levels.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To be irresolute; to waver.

Examples

  • The budget is bound to fluctuate due to the economy.

  • Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈflʌkʃu.eɪt/
  • /ˈflʌktju.eɪt/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To undulate.

  2. To vary irregularly; to swing.

  3. To cause to vary irregularly.

More examples

In context

  • I fluctuated between wishing he was back home and wishing I'd never met him.

  • One of them, at great Expence of Algebra, proves, that the Motes, which in Scotomias, we seem to have in our Eyes, are not real Bodies fluctuating in them.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The stock market prices often blank wildly depending on economic news and events.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

First attested in the 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).