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hesitate
[ hez-i-teyt ]
verb (used without object)
- to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
She hesitated to take the job.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to have scruples or doubts; be unwilling:
He hesitated to break the law.
- to pause:
I hesitated before reciting the next line.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- to falter in speech; stammer:
Embarrassment caused the speaker to hesitate.
hesitate
/ 藞丑蓻锄瑟藢迟别瑟迟 /
verb
- to hold back or be slow in acting; be uncertain
- to be unwilling or reluctant (to do something)
- to stammer or pause in speaking
Derived Forms
- 藞丑别蝉颈藢迟补迟颈惫别, adjective
- 藢丑别蝉颈藞迟补迟颈辞苍, noun
- 藞丑别蝉颈藢迟补迟别谤, noun
- 藞丑别蝉颈藢迟补迟颈苍驳濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 丑别蝉顎僫路迟补迟顎卐谤 丑别蝉顎僫路迟补顎卼辞谤 noun
- 丑别蝉顎僫路迟补迟顎卛苍驳路濒测 adverb
- 辫谤别路丑别蝉顎僫路迟补迟别顎 verb (used without object) prehesitated prehesitating
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of hesitate1
Example Sentences
Dramatically, Carell鈥檚 storyline is dominant, and he鈥檚 sympathetic in a part that doesn鈥檛 hesitate to make him look silly.
鈥淚 hesitated to put that scene in the book,鈥 she says.
Lam鈥檚 daughter Cathy Lam said: 鈥淲hen there was something to be done, my father never hesitated. Public service for him is a way to include everyone in decisions and solving problems.鈥
"We will seek out the truth," she said, adding she would not hesitate to use her legal powers "to the fullest extent necessary to compel the production of evidence where it's not provided".
When asked what they like most about their facial features, they hesitate, struggling to name a single part they wouldn't consider altering.
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