hesitate
Meaning
- (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
- (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
- (poetic, rare, transitive) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
Synonyms
be uncertain
be reluctant
be irresolute
be slow
be undecided
feel shy
Translations
hésiter
zögern
esitare
vacilar
aarzelen
hesitar
διστάζωFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin haesitātus, perfect passive participle of haesitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), intensive of haereō (“to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast”). Displaced native Old English wandian. Compare French hésiter.
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