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. Ann Romney:

   I hesitated for a very long time, i sort of felt that there are a lot of people that went through things that were much tougher than what I went through.

2. Jamie Summitt:

   I hesitated to share this for obvious reasons of how personal this is but I can’t imagine any of my friends having to go through this.

3. Elizabeth Smart:

   Wanda Barzee saw me as Wanda Barzee slave. Wanda Barzee called me Wanda Barzee handmaiden and she never hesitated to let her displeasure with me be known, there were times when, yes, absolutely, Wanda Barzee was manipulated by Brian David Mitchell. But she in Wanda Barzee own right abused me as much as Brian David Mitchell did.

4. Heath Boackle:

   He hesitated simply because of what's going on in society right now, we have officers walking on eggshells because of how they're scrutinized in the media.

5. Pete Arredondo:

   Not a single responding officer ever hesitated, even for a moment, to put themselves at risk to save the children, we responded to the information that we had and had to adjust to whatever we faced. Our objective was to save as many lives as we could, and the extraction of the students from the classrooms by all that were involved saved over 500 of our Uvalde students and teachers before we gained access to the shooter and eliminated the threat.

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References

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