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Definition of Hesitates
1. hesitate [v] - See also: hesitate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hesitates
Literary usage of Hesitates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of England from the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth by James Anthony Froude (1881)
"Renard hesitates. 189 And yet Renard could not hide from himself, and the Lords
did not hide from Mary, that their England is consent was passive only: that ..."
2. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1858)
"hesitates. — Conclusion of Treaty deferred. •—Alliance with the Rajput Princes,
with Amir Khan, with the Nawab of Bhopal. ..."
3. History of the Civil War in America by Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans Paris (1883)
"He hesitates, and wishes to wait twenty-four hours before deciding what course
to pursue. This first fault will be followed by many another which will ..."
4. The Hindered Hand: Or, The Reign of the Repressionist by Sutton E[lbert] Griggs (1905)
"A Messenger That hesitates. RS. CRUMP sat in her room, her elbows propped up on
her knees and her cheeks resting on her hands. The death of Henry, ..."