hesitate

  • 31hesitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. falter, waiver, shrink, demur; pause. See doubt, stammering, unwillingness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. falter, stutter, fluctuate, vacillate, pause, stop, hold off, hold back, be dubious, be uncertain …

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  • 32hesitate — hes·i·tate || hezɪteɪt v. waver, be uncertain, be indecisive; stammer, falter (in speech or movement) …

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  • 33hesitate — verb pause in indecision. ↘be reluctant to do something. Derivatives hesitater noun hesitating adjective hesitatingly adverb Origin C17: from L. haesitat , haesitare stick fast, leave undecided …

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  • 34hesitate — v. n. 1. Pause, delay, demur, doubt, waver, vacillate, be undetermined, stop to consider, be in doubt, be in suspense, be doubtful. 2. Falter, stammer, have an impediment in speech …

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  • 35hesitate — v 1. pause, wait, delay, hang back; procrastinate, hold off, hold [s.t.] up, lay [s.t.] over, refrain from further action, let the matter stand; balk, recoil, shrink, swerve, shy; dally, dillydally; temporize, put off, Inf. drag one s feet, Inf.… …

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  • 36hesitate — hes·i·tate …

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  • 37hesitate —   Kali, kūnānā, kānalua, ho ohākālia, ka ulua.   Also: ku ihē, ka uka u, menemene, ho omomole, ho ēmiemi, hakupehe, hākupe …

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  • 38hesitate — see he who hesitates is lost …

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  • 39don't hesitate to do something — don’t hesitate to do something spoken phrase used for encouraging someone to do something Don’t hesitate to call me if you need any help. Thesaurus: ways of encouraging or telling someone to do somethingsynonym Main entry: hesitate …

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  • 40not hesitate — Synonyms and related words: acquiesce, agree, be agreeable to, be dying to, be eager, be game, be open to, be ready, be spoiling for, be willing, carry through, collaborate, consent, cooperate, face out, go along with, incline, lean, look kindly… …

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