to fluctuate
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6.3
- verb
- /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/
:
oscilar
- Stock prices tend to fluctuate based on market trends and investor sentiment.
- prices fluctuate
- fluctuate seasonally
- fluctuate wildly
Allows particles, virtual particles, to fluctuate in and out of existence.
- Allows particles, virtual particles, to fluctuate in and out of existence.
- And you know, the company's valuation fluctuates quite a lot.
- It doesn't matter if property values fluctuate down or fluctuate up again.
- The it's purchasing power fluctuates quite a lot.
- And one thing that quantum fields do is fluctuate.
- And so the price starts fluctuating wildly and it attracts all kinds of interest.
- The issue is this multiple fluctuates based on what the growth is that Tesla faces.
- So it has a price and that price will fluctuate and you can then bet on the commodities exchange.
- And the pay for that can kind of fluctuate each month.
- The more components it has to fluctuate, the shorter it will look like.
Examples
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Today's temperatures are not going to fluctuate much.
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So it has a price and that price will fluctuate and you can then bet on the commodities exchange.
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Gold and real estate fluctuate where art just goes up.
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And it would fluctuate between those two, like every couple of years.
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It's something that might sort of fluctuate as you go from one place to another.
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And borders used to fluctuate all the time.
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Otherwise, if they fluctuate a lot, then it's hard to make it precise.
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During the first months of 1992, the annual rate fluctuated between 8 and 9 percent, a remarkable success.
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And you know, the company's valuation fluctuates quite a lot.
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Now, as a mom, my work schedule fluctuates depending on my children's preschool/school hours.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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3.8
To change slowly over time without clear control
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4.8
To move or shake in a slight, unsteady way
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6.5
Move back and forth in a steady rhythm like a fan
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8.4
To move slowly back and forth like a boat or kite
Antonyms
How Variable
Surface Forms
Morphology
fluctuate = fluctu + ate
The verb is formed from the Latin combining form 'fluctu-' plus the productive verb-forming suffix '-ate'; 'fluctu-' is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from English component words.
Etymology
Fluctuate comes from the Latin word fluctus, meaning 'wave', and from fluere, 'to flow', which is the same idea as the English word flow. So to fluctuate is to rise and fall or change often, like waves moving up and down.