- Types Of Speech
- You can use hesitate as a verb in a sentence.
- About Hesitate
- A 3 syllables verb and 8 letters with the letters a, e, h, i, s, and t, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters it. Hesitate starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters h, he, hes, hesi, hesit, and the ending characters are e, te, ate, tate, itate, ..
- Definition
- Pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
- Origin/Roots
- Latin
- Pig Latin
- Hesitate in Pig Latin is said as "esitatehay or esitatehway".
- Unigram
- h | e | s | i | t | a | t | e
- Bigram
- he | es | si | it | ta | at | te
- Trigram
- hes | esi | sit | ita | tat | ate
- Quadrigram
- hesi | esit | sita | itat | tate
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness;
"Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing;
"The speaker paused"
Synonym | Definition |
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Alternate | someone who takes the place of another person |
Apostatise | abandon one''s beliefs or allegiances |
Apostatize | abandon one''s beliefs or allegiances |
Argument | a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable |
Argumentation | the methodical process of logical reasoning "I can''t follow your line of reasoning" |
Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
Backlash | an adverse reaction to some political or social occurrence "there was a backlash of intolerance" |
Back Away | |
Back Down | |
Back Off |
View all cognitive synonyms for Hesitate
Anagram | Definition |
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Hesitate | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
View English words with the unique letters used in hesitate. Words With The Letters Aehist
Word | Definition |
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Disinclination | a certain degree of unwillingness "a reluctance to commit himself" "after some hesitation he agreed" |
Falter | the act of pausing uncertainly "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
Faltering | the act of pausing uncertainly "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
Hesitancy | a certain degree of unwillingness "a reluctance to commit himself" "after some hesitation he agreed" |
Hesitater | one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) |
Hesitation | the act of pausing uncertainly "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
Hesitator | one who hesitates (uaually out of fear) |
Indisposition | a certain degree of unwillingness "a reluctance to commit himself" "after some hesitation he agreed" |
Reluctance | a certain degree of unwillingness "a reluctance to commit himself" "after some hesitation he agreed" |
Vacillation | changing location by moving back and forth |
Word | Definition |
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Doubt | uncertainty about the truth or factuality of existence of something "the dubiousness of his claim" "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise" |
Word | Definition |
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Boggle | overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" |
Dwell On | |
Falter | the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
Hover | hang in the air; fly or be suspended above |
Linger | leave slowly and hesitantly |
Linger Over | |
Oscillate | move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating" |
Vacillate | move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" |
Vibrate | feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine" |
Waver | the act of moving back and forth |
Hesitate Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With H
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters