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    1) Hesitate means to pause or delay before saying or doing something, often due to uncertainty, reluctance, or having doubts. 2) It can refer to being slow to act, speak, or make a decision because one is uncertain, nervous, or has misgivings about a course of action. 3) The word hesitate comes from the Latin word "haesitare" meaning "to stick fast" or "be left undecided," and has been used in the English language since the early 17th century.

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    1) Hesitate means to pause or delay before saying or doing something, often due to uncertainty, reluctance, or having doubts. 2) It can refer to being slow to act, speak, or make a decision because one is uncertain, nervous, or has misgivings about a course of action. 3) The word hesitate comes from the Latin word "haesitare" meaning "to stick fast" or "be left undecided," and has been used in the English language since the early 17th century.

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    1) Hesitate means to pause or delay before saying or doing something, often due to uncertainty, reluctance, or having doubts. 2) It can refer to being slow to act, speak, or make a decision because one is uncertain, nervous, or has misgivings about a course of action. 3) The word hesitate comes from the Latin word "haesitare" meaning "to stick fast" or "be left undecided," and has been used in the English language since the early 17th century.

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    hesitate

    heztt/
    verb
    verb: hesitate; 3rd person present: hesitates; past tense: hesitated; past participle:
    hesitated; gerund or present participle: hesitating
    1. pause before saying or doing something, especially through
    uncertainty.
    "she hesitated, unsure of what to say"
    pause, delay, wait, shilly-shally, dither, stall, temporize; More
    be of two minds, be uncertain, be unsure, be doubtful, be indecisive, hedge,
    equivocate, fluctuate, vacillate, waver, waffle, have second thoughts, think
    synonyms:
    twice;
    informaldilly-dally, blow hot and cold, get cold feet, hem and haw
    "she hesitated, unsure of what to say"
    o be reluctant to do something.
    "he hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive"
    be reluctant, be unwilling, be disinclined, scruple; More
    have misgivings about, have qualms about, shrink from, demur from, think
    synonyms: twice about, balk at;
    informalmiss a beat
    "don't hesitate to contact me"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from Latin haesitat- stuck fast, left undecided, from the verb
    haesitare, from haerere stick, stay.
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    hesitate Definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary


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    hesitate definition, meaning, what is hesitate: to pause before you do or say
    something, often because you are uncertain or nervous about. Learn more.

    Hesitate | Define Hesitate at Dictionary.com


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    to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated


    to take the job. 2. to have scruples or doubts; be unwilling: He hesitated to break the
    law.

    Hesitate - definition of hesitate by The Free Dictionary


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    intr.v. hesitated, hesitating, hesitates. 1. To pause or wait in uncertainty: She
    hesitated for a second before opening the door. 2. To be slow to act, speak, ...

    hesitate definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary


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    to pause before doing something, or to do something very slowly, usually because you
    are nervous, embarrassed, or worried. He hesitated a moment, and

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