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English verb: hesitate | |||
| 1. | hesitate (stative) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness | ||
| Samples | Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures. | ||
| Synonyms | waffle, waver | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boggle, dwell on, falter, hover, hover, linger, linger over, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate, waver | ||
| Entail | doubt | ||
| 2. | hesitate (stative) interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | ||
| Samples | The speaker paused. | ||
| Examples | They hesitate a long time | ||
| Synonyms | pause | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hem and haw, scruple | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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