HESITATE


Meaning of HESITATE in English

■ verb pause in indecision.

↘be reluctant to do something.

Derivatives

~r noun

hesitating adjective

hesitatingly adverb

Origin

C17: from L. haesitat- , haesitare 'stick fast, leave undecided'.

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