Hesitate word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "hesitate" word

[verb] pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures."
[verb] interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

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\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.
\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.

Synonyms for hesitate

pause, waffle, waver

Related terms: demur, fight shy of, fumble, hang, have qualms, haw, hem and haw, hold back, hold off, hover, jib, make time, rest, scruple, shy, splutter, stall, stammer, stumble, talk against time, tergiversate, think twice about

The fun area, different aproach to word »hesitate«

Let's analyse "hesitate" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETATISEH. Average typing speed for these characters is 2270 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .... . ... .. - .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: hesitate: 5 + 9 + 1 + 5 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: hesitate: 8 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 33, reduced: 33, and the final result is Thirty-Three.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
H (1)	8	Strength	Couragous, Faithful, Caring
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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