see-saw
verb/ˈsiː sɔː/
/ˈsiː sɔː/
(especially British English) (also seesaw especially in North American English)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they see-saw | /ˈsiː sɔː/ /ˈsiː sɔː/ |
| he / she / it see-saws | /ˈsiː sɔːz/ /ˈsiː sɔːz/ |
| past simple see-sawed | /ˈsiː sɔːd/ /ˈsiː sɔːd/ |
| past participle see-sawed | /ˈsiː sɔːd/ /ˈsiː sɔːd/ |
| -ing form see-sawing | /ˈsiː sɔːɪŋ/ /ˈsiː sɔːɪŋ/ |
- see-saw (from A to B) to keep changing from one situation, opinion, emotion, etc. to another and back again
- Her emotions see-sawed from anger to fear.
- Share prices see-sawed all day.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (originally used by sawyers as a rhythmical refrain): reduplication of the verb saw (symbolic of the sawing motion).Want to learn more?
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