hesitate
/ˈhɛz.ə.teɪt/verb3 syllables
Hesitate means: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.
Synonyms for hesitate18
verb, as in pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
verb, as in interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
also used for hesitate
demur, balbucinate, balbutiate, falter, hem, haw, stammer, stutter, stumble, mammer, scruple, boggle, wobble, deliberate, halt
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What does hesitate mean?2
verb
1
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness“Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures”
2
interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing“The speaker paused”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Hesitate in a sentence
- Should you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.TopMan
- By and large, reporters don't hesitate to intrude on one's privacy.AlanF_US
- If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask.CM
- If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to ask!unknown
- If there is anything you want, don't hesitate to ask me.CK
- If you have questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me!unknown
- If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.CK
- If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of hesitate
as a verb
- past tense
- hesitated
- present participle
- hesitating
- third-person singular
- hesitates
- past participle
- hesitated