meaning of hesitate
1. 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. To stammer; to falter in speaking.
3. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
4. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact
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hesitate | hesitated | hesitater |
