Definitions
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin haesitātus, perfect passive participle of haesitō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), intensive of haereō (“to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold fast”). Displaced native Old English wandian. Compare French hésiter.
Used in a sentence
“He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.”
“September 1, 1742, Alexander Pope, letter to Racine I shall not hesitate to declare myself very cordially, in regard to some particulars about which you have desired an answer.”
“Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Pause uncertainly”8 letters
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