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Definition of Hesitate
1. Verb. Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness. "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
Exact synonyms: Waffle, Waver
Entails: Doubt
Specialized synonyms: Dwell On, Linger Over, Boggle, Hover, Linger, Hover, Oscillate, Vacillate, Vibrate, Falter, Waver
Derivative terms: Hesitancy, Hesitant, Hesitater, Hesitation, Hesitation, Hesitator, Waffler, Waver, Waverer, Wavering
Entails: Doubt
Specialized synonyms: Dwell On, Linger Over, Boggle, Hover, Linger, Hover, Oscillate, Vacillate, Vibrate, Falter, Waver
Derivative terms: Hesitancy, Hesitant, Hesitater, Hesitation, Hesitation, Hesitator, Waffler, Waver, Waverer, Wavering
2. Verb. Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing. "They hesitate a long time"; "The speaker paused"
Exact synonyms: Pause
Specialized synonyms: Hem And Haw, Scruple
Generic synonyms: Delay
Derivative terms: Hesitater, Hesitation, Pause, Pause
Specialized synonyms: Hem And Haw, Scruple
Generic synonyms: Delay
Derivative terms: Hesitater, Hesitation, Pause, Pause
Definition of Hesitate
1. v. i. 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. v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
Definition of Hesitate
1. to hold back in uncertainty [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hesitate
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