Definitions for hesitate
ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪthes·i·tate

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hesitate, waver, waffle(verb)

   pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

   "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"

2. hesitate, pause(verb)

   interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

   "The speaker paused"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hesitate(Verb)

   To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

2. hesitate(Verb)

   To stammer; to falter in speaking.

3. hesitate(Verb)

   To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hesitate(verb)

   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. Hesitate(verb)

   to stammer; to falter in speaking

3. Hesitate(verb)

   to utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hesitate' in Verbs Frequency: #678

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hesitate in a Sentence

1. Wissous Mayor Richard Trinquier:

   I didn't hesitate a shadow of a second.

2. Shawn McGowen:

   He didn't hesitate, he said it was a great idea.

3. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Never hesitate to open new windows in your life!

4. Mr Wang:

   When Mr Wang offered me a good price, I didn't hesitate.

5. Syreeta Myers:

   My issue is with crooked cops who won't hesitate to kill a black man.

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