Hesitate

Word HESITATE
Character 8
Hyphenation hes i tate
Pronunciations /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Hesitate"

What do we mean by hesitate?

To pause or wait in uncertainty. intransitive verb

To be slow to act, speak, or decide. intransitive verb

To be reluctant. intransitive verb

To hold back in doubt or indecision; refrain or delay by reason of uncertainty or difficulty of decision or choice: as, he hesitated to believe the report; they hesitate about taking so dangerous a step.

To halt or falter in speech, through indecision or embarrassment; make irregular involuntary pauses; stammer.

Synonyms Waver, etc. (see scruple); delay, vacillate, deliberate, doubt, be undetermined, demur.

See stammner.

To utter or express with hesitation or reluctantly; insinuate dubiously.

To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination intransitive verb

To stammer; to falter in speaking. intransitive verb

To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. transitive verb

To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination. verb

To stammer; to falter in speaking. verb

To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. verb

Interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing verb

Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness verb

To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

To stammer; to falter in speaking.

To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hesitate

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The word "hesitate" in example sentences

COMEY: The only reason I hesitate is it was never Director ❋ Unknown (2007)

COMEY: Well, the only reason I hesitate is that I'm no presidential scholar. ❋ Unknown (2007)

COMEY: The reason I hesitate is I don't know that the Department of Justice's certification was required by statute -- in fact, it was not, as far as I know -- or by regulation, but that it was the practice in this particular program, when it was renewed, that the attorney general sign off as to its legality. ❋ Unknown (2007)

COMEY: The only reason I hesitate is it was never Director Mueller's job or position to be drawing a legal conclusion about the program; that he was very supportive to me personally. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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