Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to oscillate
Participle: oscillated
Gerund: oscillating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | oscillate |
| you | oscillate |
| he;she;it | oscillates |
| we | oscillate |
| you | oscillate |
| they | oscillate |
Perfect
| I | have oscillated |
| you | have oscillated |
| he;she;it | has oscillated |
| we | have oscillated |
| you | have oscillated |
| they | have oscillated |
Past
| I | oscillated |
| you | oscillated |
| he;she;it | oscillated |
| we | oscillated |
| you | oscillated |
| they | oscillated |
Pluperfect
| I | had oscillated |
| you | had oscillated |
| he;she;it | had oscillated |
| we | had oscillated |
| you | had oscillated |
| they | had oscillated |
Future
| I | will oscillate |
| you | will oscillate |
| he;she;it | will oscillate |
| we | will oscillate |
| you | will oscillate |
| they | will oscillate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have oscillated |
| you | will have oscillated |
| he;she;it | will have oscillated |
| we | will have oscillated |
| you | will have oscillated |
| they | will have oscillated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | oscillate |
| you | oscillate |
| he;she;it | oscillate |
| we | oscillate |
| you | oscillate |
| they | oscillate |
Perfect
| I | have oscillated |
| you | have oscillated |
| he;she;it | have oscillated |
| we | have oscillated |
| you | have oscillated |
| they | have oscillated |
Imperfect
| I | oscillated |
| you | oscillated |
| he;she;it | oscillated |
| we | oscillated |
| you | oscillated |
| they | oscillated |
Pluperfect
| I | had oscillated |
| you | had oscillated |
| he;she;it | had oscillated |
| we | had oscillated |
| you | had oscillated |
| they | had oscillated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would oscillate |
| you | would oscillate |
| he;she;it | would oscillate |
| we | would oscillate |
| you | would oscillate |
| they | would oscillate |
Perfect
| I | would have oscillated |
| you | would have oscillated |
| he;she;it | would have oscillated |
| we | would have oscillated |
| you | would have oscillated |
| they | would have oscillated |
Imperative
| you | oscillate |
| we | Let's oscillate |
| you | oscillate |
Verbs conjugated like 'oscillate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'oscillate'
focillate,
oscitate,
osculate,
postillate,
vacillate,
collate,
conciliate,
decollate,
escalate,
fossilate,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1726; borrowed from Latin ōscillātus, perfect passive participle of Latin ōscillō (“to swing”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ōscillum (“a swing”), usually identified with ōscillum (“a little face or mask hung on a tree that sways with the wind”), diminutive of ōs (“mouth, face”). See also osculate.
Verbs referencing "oscillate"
Finnish with old forms
oskilloida.
Sample Sentences
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A pendulum oscillates slower as it gets longer.
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By placing the 0.02μF capacitor on top of the whistle chip, the circuit oscillates at a lower frequency. [2021 December 26, “Snap Circuits Classic”, in Snap Circuits, Elenco, page 27:]
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The mood for change oscillated from day to day.