Fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃuˌeɪt/ verb

Definition

To fluctuate means to change level, strength, or value repeatedly, going up and down over time. It suggests that something is not stable or fixed.

Etymology

“Fluctuate” comes from Latin “fluctuare,” meaning “to move in waves,” from “fluctus,” wave. English kept the wave-like image but applied it to prices, feelings, and other things.

Kelly Says

When we say prices or emotions fluctuate, we’re secretly comparing them to waves on water—rising and falling again and again. It’s a reminder that change is not just random; it often has a rhythm.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነፃነት
n-ts-a-net
ARالعربية
تتغير
ta-ta-ghi-ir
BNবাংলা
পরিবর্তিত
pa-ri-bor-ti-t
CACatalà
fluctuar
floo-ktye-ar
CSČeština
fluktuovat
floo-ktyu-o-vat
DADansk
fluktuere
floo-ktye-er-e
DEDeutsch
schwanken
shvank-en
ELΕλληνικά
αλλάζει
al-la-zee
ESEspañol
fluctuar
floo-ktye-ar
FAفارسی
تغییر
ta-ghi-ir
FISuomi
vaihdella
vah-i-del-la
FRFrançais
fluctuer
floo-ktye-er
GUGU
વિચલિત
vi-ch-li-t
HAHA
bada
ba-da
HEעברית
להשתנות
le-his-tan-ot
HIहिन्दी
चल-बदल
chal-badal
HUMagyar
ingadozni
in-ga-doz-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
fluktuatif
floo-ktye-a-tif
IGIG
cha-cha
cha-cha
ITItaliano
fluttuare
floo-ktye-ar-eh
JA日本語
変動する
hen-dou-suru
KKKK
сәйкестік
sa-y-kes-ti-k
KMKM
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
ka-ar-phl-a-s-b-troh
KO한국어
변동하다
byeon-dong-ha-da
MRMR
परिवर्तनशील
pa-ri-var-tan-sheel
MSBahasa Melayu
berfluktuasi
ber-floo-ktye-a-si
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyaung-le
NLNederlands
fluctueren
floo-ktye-ren
NONorsk
fluktuere
floo-ktye-er-e
PAPA
ਬਦਲ
ba-d-al
PLPolski
fluktuować
floo-ktyu-o-vat
PTPortuguês
fluctuar
floo-ktye-ar
RORomână
fluctua
floo-ktye-a
RUРусский
колебаться
kole-ba-tsya
SVSvenska
fluktuera
floo-ktye-ar-a
SWKiswahili
kuba
koo-ba
TAதமிழ்
மாறும்
maarum
TEతెలుగు
వి Fluctuate
vi-fluk-tye-at
THไทย
ผันผวน
phan-phan
TLTL
nag-iiba
nag-ee-ba
TRTürkçe
dalgalanmak
dal-ga-lan-mak
UKУкраїнська
змінюватись
zmi-nyu-vat-ys
URاردو
بدل
ba-del
VITiếng Việt
biến động
bee-en-dong
YOYO
gba-gba
gba-gba
ZH中文
波动
bòdòng
ZUZU
bu-bu
bu-bu

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