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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hesitate \Hes"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hesitated}; p. pr & vb n. {Hesitating}.] [L. haesitatus p. p. of haesitare intens. fr haerere to hesitate, stick fast to hang or hold fast Cf {Aghast}, {Gaze}, {Adhere}.] 1. 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. --Pope. 2. To stammer; to falter in speaking. Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter; stammer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hesitate \Hes"i*tate\, v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [Poetic & R.] Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hesitate v 1: pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness: "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures." [syn: {waver}, {swiver}] 2: interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" [syn: {pause}]
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