fluctuate

== English == === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/, /ˈflʌktju.eɪt/ === Verb === fluctuate (third-person singular simple present fluctuates, present participle fluctuating, simple past and past participle fluctuated) (intransitive) To vary irregularly; to swing. (intransitive) To undulate. (intransitive) To be irresolute; to waver. (transitive) To cause to vary irregularly. (rare, figuratively, also literally) To rise and fall as a wave; to be tossed up and down the waves. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fluctuant fluctuation ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === fluctuate (comparative more fluctuate, superlative most fluctuate) (obsolete) Tossed up and down the waves. (by extension) Wavering, fickle. == Latin == === Verb === flūctuāte second-person plural present active imperative of flūctuō == Spanish == === Verb === fluctuate second-person singular voseo imperative of fluctuar combined with te