Meaning
fluctuate; swing
- to move back and forth
- to vary between values or limits
- to be uncertain between options
In a sentence
I prezzi oscillano durante l'anno.
Prices fluctuate during the year.
La temperatura può oscillare molto.
The temperature can fluctuate a lot.
Il valore non ha oscillato molto ieri.
The value did not fluctuate much yesterday.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| oscillare | infinitive |
| oscillo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| oscilli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| oscilla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| oscilliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| oscillate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| oscillavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| oscillavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| oscillava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| oscillavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| oscillavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| oscillai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| oscillasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| oscillò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| oscillammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| oscillaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| oscillerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| oscillerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| oscillerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| oscilleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| oscillerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| oscilleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| oscilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| oscilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| oscilli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| oscilliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| oscilliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| oscillassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| oscillassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| oscillasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| oscillassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| oscillaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| oscillerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| oscilleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| oscillerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| oscilleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| oscillereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| oscilla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| oscilliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| oscillate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| oscillando | gerund |
| oscillato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- With numbers, often means fluctuate: i prezzi oscillano.
- Common pattern: oscillare tra X e Y.
- Usually takes avere in compound tenses in modern usage.