Japanese Meaning of hesitate

ためらう

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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

ためらう

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

よろめく,待つ,討論,ディザ,停止する,及ばない,一時停止,躊躇,ふらつく,揺れ

続ける,決める,進歩,飛び込む (に),飛び込む(中へ),混ぜる,予算

hesitantly => ためらいがちに, hesitant => ためらう, hesitancy => 躊躇, hesitance => 躊躇, hesiod => ヘーシオドス,