Definitions for hesitated
hes·i·tat·ed

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1. hesitated

   Hesitation or hesitating is the psychological process of pausing in the course of making a decision or taking an action, typically due to uncertainty as to the best course of action. Hesitation is described in both positive and negative terms, with some perceiving it as an indication of thoughtfulness, while others characterize it as a sign of indecisiveness or lack of the will to act. In literature, a period of hesitation on the part of a key character has sometimes been depicted as having substantial consequences.

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1. Hesitated

   of Hesitate

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitated in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitated in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of hesitated in a Sentence

1. Mayor Pete:

   One of the reasons we're communicating upfront right now is because of lessons learned from members of the community, we've had prior cases of use of force incidents and officer involved shootings where I hesitated, frankly, to get in front of cameras because we didn't know very much, and it was out of our hands.

2. David Sundberg:

   With the significantly increased reward, we urge those who may have previously hesitated to contact us – or who may not have realized they had important information – to review the information on our website and come forward with anything relevant, despite the unprecedented volume of data review involved in this case, the FBI and our partners continue to work relentlessly to bring the perpetrator of these dangerous attempted attacks to justice.

3. Susan Silver:

   Every woman I know loves their best friend more than anything, but you don’t necessarily want to have them in your workplace, too, when Rhoda [Valerie Harper] lost her job and there was a position available at the station, Mary kind of hesitated… I think we all have those feelings. I just pitched stories from my own life.

4. Kim Jong:

   After all, this is a leader who hasn't hesitated to use decisive force against domestic adversaries and has been schooled in the lessons of his father and grandfather.

5. Gen John E. Wissler:

   You never hesitated in the joint effort to bring our brothers home, everyone united -- the soldiers hiking through hazardous terrain, the pilots flying in uncertain weather conditions and the Nepalese special forces standing watch over our Marines on a mountainside at night.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesitated
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hesitated