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What (who) is hesitate - definition
Hesitate
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STOP OR PAUSE BEFORE A DECISION OR ACTION, DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OR DOUBT
Hesitant; Draft:Hesitation; Hesitating; Hesitated; Hesitates; Hesitance; Hesitate
·vi To Stammer; to falter in speaking.
II. Hesitate ·vt To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
III. Hesitate ·vi 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.
hesitate
STOP OR PAUSE BEFORE A DECISION OR ACTION, DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OR DOUBT
Hesitant; Draft:Hesitation; Hesitating; Hesitated; Hesitates; Hesitance; Hesitate
¦ verb pause in indecision.
?be reluctant to do something.
Derivatives
hesitater noun
hesitating adjective
hesitatingly adverb
Origin
C17: from L. haesitat-, haesitare 'stick fast, leave undecided'.
hesitate
STOP OR PAUSE BEFORE A DECISION OR ACTION, DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OR DOUBT
Hesitant; Draft:Hesitation; Hesitating; Hesitated; Hesitates; Hesitance; Hesitate
(hesitates, hesitating, hesitated)
1.
If you hesitate, you do not speak or act for a short time, usually because you are uncertain, embarrassed, or worried about what you are going to say or do.
The telephone rang. Catherine hesitated, debating whether to answer it...
VERB: V
• hesitation (hesitations)
Asked if he would go back, Mr Searle said after some hesitation, 'I'll have to think about that'...
N-VAR
2.
If you hesitate to do something, you delay doing it or are unwilling to do it, usually because you are not certain it would be right. If you do not hesitate to do something, you do it immediately.
Some parents hesitate to take these steps because they suspect that their child is exaggerating...
VERB: V to-inf
3.
You can use hesitate in expressions such as 'don't hesitate to call me' or 'don't hesitate to contact us' when you are telling someone that they should do something as soon as it needs to be done and should not worry about disturbing other people.
In the event of difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Department...
VERB: only imper, with neg, V to-inf
Examples of use of hesitate
1. The Dominican Republic, which didn‘t hesitate to expel thousands of people from the reserve, also didn‘t hesitate to grant filming permits for a reality series inside park limits.
2. Do not hesitate!" They also promise utmost secrecy.
3. Constant did not hesitate to voice the most extreme beliefs.
4. Many Sunnis still hesitate to join the political process.
5. "When they hesitate, that‘s confirmation we were right," he said.