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- 4 dictionary resultshes⋅i⋅tate
[hez-i-teyt]
–verb (used without object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
| 1. | to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job. |
| 2. | to have scruples or doubts; be unwilling: He hesitated to break the law. |
| 3. | to pause: I hesitated before reciting the next line. |
| 4. | to falter in speech; stammer: Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate. |
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Hesitate
Hes"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hesitated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hesitating.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare, intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast. Cf. Aghast, Gaze, Adhere.]1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment. --Pope. 2. To stammer; to falter in speaking. Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer.Hesitate
Hes"i*tate\, v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.] Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope.
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Language Translation for : hesitate
Spanish:
vacilar, titubear,
German:
zögern,
Japanese:
ためらう
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