Definition of hesitate Hesitate
/hɛˈzʌtejˌt/ - [hezuteyt] - hes•i•tate
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What does hesitate mean?
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| hesitate - pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" | ||
| waver, waffle | ||
| dwell on, linger over delay | ||
| boggle startle with amazement or fear | ||
| hover, linger hang in the air; fly or be suspended above | ||
| oscillate, vacillate, hover, vibrate move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" | ||
| falter, waver move hesitatingly, as if about to give way | ||
| hesitate - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" | ||
| pause | ||
| delay cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
| hem and haw utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd" | ||
| scruple have doubts about | ||
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- hesitate (Verb)
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. - hesitate (Verb)
To stammer; to falter in speaking. - hesitate (Verb)
To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hesitate (v. i.)
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. - hesitate (v. i.)
To stammer; to falter in speaking. - hesitate (v. t.)
To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
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hesitate
To be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. -
hesitate
To have problems articulating the words, repeting sometimes some syllables.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hesitate
hez′i-tāt, v.i. to stop in making a decision: to be in doubt: to stammer.—v.t. (rare) to express with hesitation.—ns. Hes′itancy, Hesitā′tion, wavering: doubt: stammering.—adj. Hes′itan't, hesitating.—adv. Hes′itātingly.—adj. Hes′itātive, showing hesitation.—n. Hes′itātor, one who hesitates.—adj. Hes′itātory, hesitating. [L. hæsitāre, -ātum, freq. of hærēre, hæsum, to stick.]
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🔤- hesitate, verb, present, 1st person singular of hesitate (infinitive).
- hesitate, verb (infinitive).
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