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vacillate:

to vacillate verb (vacillates, vacillated, vacillating)

  1. to vacillate (hesitate; be indecised; procrastinate; )
    zweifeln; zögern; schwanken; grübeln; unschlüssig warten
    • zweifeln verb (zweifele, zweifelst, zweifelt, zweifelte, zweifeltet, gezweifelt)
    • zögern verb (zögere, zögerst, zögert, zögerte, zögertet, gezögert)
    • schwanken verb (schwanke, schwankst, schwankt, schwankte, schwanktet, geschwankt)
    • grübeln verb (grüble, grübelst, grübelt, grübelte, grübeltet, gegrübelt)
    • unschlüssig warten verb (warte unschlüssig, wartest unschlüssig, wartet unschlüssig, wartete unschlüssig, wartetet unschlüssig, unschlüssig gewartet)

Conjugations for vacillate:

present
  1. vacillate
  2. vacillate
  3. vacillates
  4. vacillate
  5. vacillate
  6. vacillate
simple past
  1. vacillated
  2. vacillated
  3. vacillated
  4. vacillated
  5. vacillated
  6. vacillated
present perfect
  1. have vacillated
  2. have vacillated
  3. has vacillated
  4. have vacillated
  5. have vacillated
  6. have vacillated
past continuous
  1. was vacillating
  2. were vacillating
  3. was vacillating
  4. were vacillating
  5. were vacillating
  6. were vacillating
future
  1. shall vacillate
  2. will vacillate
  3. will vacillate
  4. shall vacillate
  5. will vacillate
  6. will vacillate
continuous present
  1. am vacillating
  2. are vacillating
  3. is vacillating
  4. are vacillating
  5. are vacillating
  6. are vacillating
subjunctive
  1. be vacillated
  2. be vacillated
  3. be vacillated
  4. be vacillated
  5. be vacillated
  6. be vacillated
diverse
  1. vacillate!
  2. let's vacillate!
  3. vacillated
  4. vacillating
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for vacillate:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
grübeln be indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver bother; break one's head; brood; brood over; cogitate; consider; contemplate; defer; delay; deter; do jigsaw puzzles; doubt; fret; hesitate; linger; meditate on; mope; muse; muse on; nurse a grievance; ponder; ponder on; pout; puzzle; reflect; reflect on; solve crossword puzzles; sulk; tarry; think; think hard; waver; wonder; worry; worry about
schwanken be indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver be changeable; be unstable; brood over; craddle; cradle; defer; delay; deter; doubt; falter; fluctuate; heave; hesitate; linger; lull; oscillate; rock; roll; stagger; sway; swing; tarry; vary; waddle; waver; wobble
unschlüssig warten be indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver brood over; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; tarry; waver
zweifeln be indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver be doubtful; brood over; dawdle; defer; delay; deter; doubt; hesitate; linger; procrastinate; put off; retard; saunter; tarry; waver
zögern be indecised; hesitate; procrastinate; put off; question; tarry; vacillate; waver brood over; dawdle; defer; delay; deter; doubt; drag out; hang about; hang around; hesitate; linger; loiter; retard; slacken; slow down; stay; stay the same; tarry; temporise; temporize; waffle; waver
- fluctuate; hover; oscillate; vibrate; waver
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
zögern dilatory; hesitating; hesitatingly; reluctantly; wavering

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Related Definitions for "vacillate":

  1. move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern1
    • the line on the monitor vacillated1
  2. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action1

Wiktionary Translations for vacillate:

vacillate
verb
  1. fluktuieren, zögern, sich instabil verhalten, sich nicht entscheiden können

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
vacillate taumeln; wackeln; zagen; zaudern; zögern; schwanken barguigner — (familier, fr) hésiter, avoir de la peine à se déterminer, particulièrement quand il s’agir d’un achat, d’une affaire, d’un traité.
vacillate flackern vacillerchanceler ; trembler ; n’être pas bien ferme.