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1. (v.i.) hesitate
to be reluctant to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
2. hesitate
to have scruples or doubts about something.
3. hesitate
to stop for a moment; pause.
4. hesitate
to stammer.
5. (v.t.) hesitate
to have scruples or doubts about:
He hesitated to break the law.
Etymology: (1615–25; < L haesitātus, ptp. of haesitāre to hesitate, falter)
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| Definition of 'hesitate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) hesitate, waver, waffle
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
2. (verb) hesitate, pause
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
"The speaker paused"
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1. (verb) hesitate
to pause, because you are uncertain
He hesitated and then said, "Yes."
2. hesitate
don't hesitate to
used to tell sb not to worry if they want to do sth
Don't hesitate to ask us for help.
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| Definition of 'hesitate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) hesitate
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
2. (verb) hesitate
to stammer; to falter in speaking
3. (verb) hesitate
to utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner
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Sense: to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty
He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.
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 Afrikaans: aarsel, weifel |
 Arabic: يَتَرَدَّد |
 Bulgarian: колебая се |
 Brazilian: hesitar |
 Czech: váhat |
 German: zögern |
 Danish: tøve |
 Greek: διστάζω |
 Spanish: vacilar, titubear |
 Estonian: kõhklema |
 Farsi: تأمل كردن |
 Finnish: epäröidä |
 French: hésiter |
 Hebrew: לְהַסֵס |
 Hindi: हिचकना |
 Croatian: oklijevati |
 Hungarian: habozik |
 Indonesian: ragu-ragu |
 Icelandic: hika, veraá báðum áttum |
 Italian: esitare |
 Japanese: ためらう |
 Korean: 망설이다 |
 Lithuanian: dvejoti |
 Latvian: vilcināties; svārstīties |
 Malay: teragak-agak |
 Dutch: aarzelen |
 Norwegian: nøle, betenke seg, vakle |
 Polish: wahać się |
 Persian: تأمل كردن |
 Pashto: زړه نازړه كيدل ، متردد كې |
 Portuguese: hesitar |
 Romanian: a ezita |
 Russian: колебаться |
 Slovak: váhať |
 Slovenian: oklevati |
 Serbian: oklevati |
 Swedish: tveka |
 Thai: รีรอ |
 Turkish: duraksamak, tereddüt etme |
 Taiwanese: 猶豫, 躊躇 |
 Ukrainian: затинатися |
 Urdu: جھجھکنا |
 Vietnamese: do dự |
 Chinese: 犹豫，踌躇 |
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