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When I come up against the real world, I just vacillate.
Robert Crumb

Meaning of "vacillate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VACILLATE

From Latin vacillāre to sway, of obscure origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VACILLATE

vacillate  [ˈvæsɪˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VACILLATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vacillate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vacillate in English.

WHAT DOES VACILLATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vacillate in the English dictionary

The definition of vacillate in the dictionary is to fluctuate in one's opinions; be indecisive. Other definition of vacillate is to sway from side to side physically; totter or waver.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VACILLATE

PRESENT

Present
I vacillate
you vacillate
he/she/it vacillates
we vacillate
you vacillate
they vacillate
Present continuous
I am vacillating
you are vacillating
he/she/it is vacillating
we are vacillating
you are vacillating
they are vacillating
Present perfect
I have vacillated
you have vacillated
he/she/it has vacillated
we have vacillated
you have vacillated
they have vacillated
Present perfect continuous
I have been vacillating
you have been vacillating
he/she/it has been vacillating
we have been vacillating
you have been vacillating
they have been vacillating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I vacillated
you vacillated
he/she/it vacillated
we vacillated
you vacillated
they vacillated
Past continuous
I was vacillating
you were vacillating
he/she/it was vacillating
we were vacillating
you were vacillating
they were vacillating
Past perfect
I had vacillated
you had vacillated
he/she/it had vacillated
we had vacillated
you had vacillated
they had vacillated
Past perfect continuous
I had been vacillating
you had been vacillating
he/she/it had been vacillating
we had been vacillating
you had been vacillating
they had been vacillating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will vacillate
you will vacillate
he/she/it will vacillate
we will vacillate
you will vacillate
they will vacillate
Future continuous
I will be vacillating
you will be vacillating
he/she/it will be vacillating
we will be vacillating
you will be vacillating
they will be vacillating
Future perfect
I will have vacillated
you will have vacillated
he/she/it will have vacillated
we will have vacillated
you will have vacillated
they will have vacillated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been vacillating
you will have been vacillating
he/she/it will have been vacillating
we will have been vacillating
you will have been vacillating
they will have been vacillating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would vacillate
you would vacillate
he/she/it would vacillate
we would vacillate
you would vacillate
they would vacillate
Conditional continuous
I would be vacillating
you would be vacillating
he/she/it would be vacillating
we would be vacillating
you would be vacillating
they would be vacillating
Conditional perfect
I would have vacillate
you would have vacillate
he/she/it would have vacillate
we would have vacillate
you would have vacillate
they would have vacillate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been vacillating
you would have been vacillating
he/she/it would have been vacillating
we would have been vacillating
you would have been vacillating
they would have been vacillating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you vacillate
we let´s vacillate
you vacillate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to vacillate
Past participle
vacillated
Present Participle
vacillating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VACILLATE


acrylate
ˈækrɪˌleɪt
assimilate
əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt
benzenecarboxylate
ˌbɛnziːnkɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
biocellate
baɪˈɒsɪˌleɪt
cancellate
ˈkænsɪˌleɪt
carboxylate
kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
decarboxylate
ˌdiːkɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
glycosylate
ɡlaɪˈkɒsɪˌleɪt
hydroxylate
haɪˈdrɒksɪˌleɪt
methacrylate
mɛθˈækrɪˌleɪt
ocellate
ˈɒsɪˌleɪt
oscillate
ˈɒsɪˌleɪt
pedicellate
pɪˈdɪsɪˌleɪt
pixelate
ˈpɪksɪˌleɪt
pixilate
ˈpɪksɪˌleɪt
refocillate
riːˈfɒsɪˌleɪt
salicylate
səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt
tesselate
ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt
tessellate
ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VACILLATE

vaccination
vaccinator
vaccinatory
vaccine
vaccinee
vaccinia
vaccinial
vaccinium
Vacherin
vacillant
vacillating
vacillatingly
vacillation
vacillator
vacillatory
vacua
vacuate
vacuation
vacuist
vacuities

WORDS THAT END LIKE VACILLATE

appellate
barbellate
chocolate
collate
cucullate
dinoflagellate
distillate
fellate
flagellate
gallate
interpellate
lenticellate
patellate
pistillate
postillate
scintillate
scutellate
sigillate
stellate
titillate
vallate

Synonyms and antonyms of vacillate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VACILLATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vacillate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vacillate

Translation of «vacillate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VACILLATE

Find out the translation of vacillate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vacillate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vacillate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

动摇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vacilar
570 millions of speakers

English

vacillate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डोलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يتأرجح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колебаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vacilar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থির না থাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vaciller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kekosongan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwanken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

揺れる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngalahake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lung lay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஊசலாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विसरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kararsız olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oscillare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chwiać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коливатися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oscilează
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταλαντεύονται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aarsel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vackla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vakle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vacillate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VACILLATE»

The term «vacillate» is regularly used and occupies the 74.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VACILLATE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vacillate

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2 QUOTES WITH «VACILLATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vacillate.
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Zygmunt Bauman
In our world of rampant 'individualisation', relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other.
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Robert Crumb
When I come up against the real world, I just vacillate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VACILLATE»

Discover the use of vacillate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vacillate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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VoLT - Vocabulary Learning Techniques Vol-I
VACILLATE [vas-uh-late]: fluctuate, indecisive, irresolute Memory key: The word vacillate sounds like 'oscillate'. When there are several options in front of you, your heart jumps from one option to another. You don't — know what to take and  ...
Abhishek Jain
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Asylum Synopsis
Your vibes in the darkness Are the sweet undress Has drawn me like an addict The wheel turns too Flavor caress Too comply Arrange the night Oh my my Consume the flight Hit heighty of self Health wealth Hope to remain Vacillate sane The ...
Aldi, 2012
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The 5 Rules of Thought: How to Use the Power of Your Mind to ...
n. Rule. 3: Vacillate means to waver, to change your mind, to not commit. We vacillate because we are unsure. This. DON'T. VACILLATe. results in fluctuating thoughts. A fear of failure and disappointment. 137 The 5 Rules of Thought.
Mary T. Browne, 2008
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Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness
... yourself and your practice wholeheartedly. Train purely in lo- jong— singlemindedly, with no distractions. 55 Liberate yourself by examining and analyzing. Simply look at 108 Point Seven Don't misinterpret Don't vacillate Train wholeheartedly.
Chogyam Trungpa, 2010
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The Good Person
Every choice involves approach-avoidance processes and the word ― ambivalence" has been used to describe humans who vacillate between approach-avoidance. Ambivalence is something like a tremor; you reach out to select something ...
Stephen Gislason
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Between Labor and Capital
Nurses, for example, may come to identify as workers because of their subordinate position, or may feel professional and vacillate toward identification as coordinators, because of the authority they exert in their work—especially when the ...
Pat Walker, 1979
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Principles of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Learning the ...
They found that in the approach–approach situation (i.e., food at both ends and no shocks), rats placed in the box would vacillate, but as soon as they got closer to one end (i.e., randomly, by coincidence, or by convenience), they started ...
Gerald J. Mozdzierz, Paul R. Peluso, Joseph Lisiecki, 2014
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To the Point: A Dictionary of Concise Writing
Until we change how we think about ourselves, we will likely continue to vacillate back and forth between various states of health and illness. Until we change how we think about ourselves, we will likely continue to vacillate between various ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2014
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Think and Be Successful: Manifest your life’s desires in 8 ...
Worry, stress, tension are the key factors that cause us to vacillate. Do not vacillate between being the creator and being a victim of circumstances. You cannot have it both ways. You can only either be a creator or become the victim. Choose ...
Kaizeen Bolar, 2014
10
SAT: The Very Best Coaching and Study Course for the ...
This means we are looking for an adjective that is the opposite of "vacillate." The best answer is (C) "determined" (firm, resolute), which is contrary to "vacillate" (to incline first to one course or opinion and then another, waver). The meaning of ...
Robert Bell, Suzanne Coffield, George DeLuca, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VACILLATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vacillate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Reality, nuclear deal with Iran and why I vacillate.
There are two truths about any contract that are true here; a contract must be good for both parties and if a contract must be read and quoted throughout the life ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
2
We Need Optimists
While the citizenry may vacillate, leaders generally have to select one disposition or the other. Pessimism arouses fear and anger, while optimism inspires hope. «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Shanghai Base Metal Price to Vacillate, with Eyes on China Data
Tags: base metal price forecast. SHANGHAI, Jul. 15 (SMM) – Base metal price on the SHFE is expected to vacillate on Jul. 15, Shanghai Metals Market predicts. «Metal.com News, Jul 15»
4
The Chicago Bulls Are Going Down With a Fight
Ol' linguine-legged Derrick Rose was downright spry in game one, then proceeded to vacillate between violently fluid performances and creaky, turnover-heavy ... «VICE, May 15»
5
Dick Cheney calls Obama 'worst president' on foreign policy
“I vacillate between the various theories I've heard, but you know, if you had somebody as president who wanted to take America down, who wanted to ... «Politico, Apr 15»
6
Rush Limbaugh: Left Has 'Fear and Hatred of Christianity'
Leftists vacillate from "love, hate, anger, reassessment, appreciation," he said. "It's a fascinating case study to me." Liberals have done much the same with ... «Newsmax, Apr 15»
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Worldview Co-Founder Demands Dismissal of 'Birdman' Exec …
... memorandum in support of dismissal, "Sarah Johnson's complaint is the end result of delusion and amnesia superimposed on causes of action which vacillate ... «Hollywood Reporter, Apr 15»
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Fresh-faced company Sorbet Cosmetics makes sustainable face …
"I sort of vacillate between terror and excitement. It is nerve-wracking… I'm surrounded by very experienced, very clever people, so I feel safe in that regard," ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
9
Why digital media and identity issues are a match
... with mainstream publications having long vacillated on how to approach minority coverage. The New York Times, for example, created a high-profile race beat ... «Columbia Journalism Review, Mar 15»
10
There Is Still a Major Problem With the Labor Market Recovery: Wages
In years past, job growth has vacillate around this level; economists consider the addition of 200,000 jobs a key benchmark of labor market health. A year ago in ... «The Cheat Sheet, Mar 15»

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