Australian English Meaning of hesitate

Hesitate

Other Australian English words related to Hesitate

synonyms

• falter
• wait
• debate
• dither
• halt
• Hang back
• pause
• qualm
• stagger
• sway
• vacillate
• wobble
• waver
• back down
• balance
• chicken (out)
• consider
• dawdle
• delay
• deliberate
• equivocate
• haw
• hem
• linger
• oscillate
• ponder
• procrastinate
• shilly-shally
• teeter
• weigh
• wobble

antonyms

• continue
• decide
• advancement
• Dive (into)
• plunge (in)
• stir
• budget

Definitions and Meaning of hesitate in English

Wordnet

hesitate (v)

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

Webster

hesitate (v. i.)

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.

To stammer; to falter in speaking.

Webster

hesitate (v. t.)

To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.

FAQs About the word hesitate

What is the Australian English meaning of the word hesitate

Hesitate

What is the English meaning of the word Hesitate

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness, interrupt temporarily an activity before continuingTo stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in

What are the synonyms of the word Hesitate

falter,wait,debate,dither,halt,Hang back,pause,qualm,stagger,sway

What are the antonyms of the word Hesitate

continue,decide,advancement,Dive (into),plunge (in),stir,budget