What does hesitate mean?
Definitions for hesitate
ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪthes·i·tate
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word hesitate.
Princeton's WordNet
hesitate, waver, waffleverb
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
hesitate, pauseverb
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
"The speaker paused"
Wiktionary
hesitateverb
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
hesitateverb
To stammer; to falter in speaking.
hesitateverb
To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
Webster Dictionary
Hesitateverb
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
Hesitateverb
to stammer; to falter in speaking
Hesitateverb
to utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Matched Categories
British National Corpus
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'hesitate' in Verbs Frequency: #678
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hesitate in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hesitate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of hesitate in a Sentence
Something was missing in me, whether it was a self-image situation, whether it was a character flaw... some dark genie inside me -- that I very much hesitate to call a disease -- that led me to dope.
I find that we can both operate in the mutual self-interest of our countries, as a new START agreement, and make it clear to Russia that we are very concerned about their behavior, whether it's Alexei Navalny, whether it's the Solar Winds or whether it's reports of bounties on the heads of Americans in Afghanistan, i have asked the agencies in question to do a thorough read for me on every one of those issues, to update me precisely where they are, and I will not hesitate to raise those issues with the Russians.
I hesitate to say this because I’m afraid someone might use it against me, but, you know, I have lost a child, and I don’t ever want to go through that again.
Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos:
We will take stock of the situation on May 12. Should we see no success by then we will not hesitate to create requirements so that border controls in Europe can be extended.
The state exists for man, not man for the state. The same may be said of science. These are old phrases, coined by people who saw in human individuality the highest human value. I would hesitate to repeat them, were it not for the ever recurring danger that they may be forgotten, especially in these days of organization and stereotypes.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for hesitate
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- ترددArabic
- заекна, колебая се, чудя се, заеквам, двоумя сеBulgarian
- hesitarCatalan, Valencian
- zaváhat, váhatCzech
- stamme, hakkeDanish
- zögern, stammelnGerman
- vacilar, dudarSpanish
- دریغPersian
- empiä, epäröidä, viivytellä, vitkastella, aikaillaFinnish
- hésiterFrench
- sòrScottish Gaelic
- संकोचHindi
- raguIndonesian
- 躊躇する, ためらうJapanese
- dubitoLatin
- zéckenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tawhitawhiMāori
- aarzelenDutch
- nøleNorwegian
- wahać się, jąkać sięPolish
- hesitarPortuguese
- iskayyayQuechua
- pregeta, șovăi, codi, ezitaRomanian
- запнуться, запинаться, медлить, заикнуться, сомневаться, колебаться, заикатьсяRussian
- tvekaSwedish
- ลังเลThai
- çekinmek, kararsız kalmakTurkish
- вагатисьUkrainian
- 迟疑Chinese
Get even more translations for hesitate »
Translation
Find a translation for the hesitate definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"hesitate." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2022. Web. 25 Jun 2022. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/hesitate>.
Discuss these hesitate definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In