hes·i·tate
(hĕz′ĭ-tāt′)
intr.v. hes·i·tat·ed, hes·i·tat·ing, hes·i·tates
1. To pause or wait in uncertainty: She hesitated for a second before opening the door.
2. To be slow to act, speak, or decide: «I have for many months hesitated about the propriety of allowing this, or any part of my narrative, to come before the public eye, until after my death» (Thomas De Quincey).
3. To be reluctant: hesitated to pick up the pan, fearing it was hot.
[Latin haesitāre, haesitāt-, to hesitate, frequentative of haerēre, to hold fast.]
hes′i·tat′er n.
hes′i·tat′ing·ly adv.
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hesitate
(ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt)
vb (intr)
1. to hold back or be slow in acting; be uncertain
2. to be unwilling or reluctant (to do something)
3. to stammer or pause in speaking
[C17: from Latin haesitāre, from haerēre to cling to]
ˈhesiˌtater, ˈhesiˌtator n
ˈhesiˌtatingly adv
ˌhesiˈtation n
ˈhesiˌtative adj
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hes•i•tate
(ˈhɛz ɪˌteɪt)
v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i.
1. to be reluctant to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination.
2. to have scruples or doubts about something.
3. to stop for a moment; pause.
4. to stammer.
v.t.
5. to have scruples or doubts about: He hesitated to break the law.
[1615–25; < Latin haesitātus, past participle of haesitāre to hesitate, falter]
hes′i•tat`er, n.
hes′i•tat`ing•ly, adv.
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hesitate
Past participle: hesitated
Gerund: hesitating
| Imperative |
|---|
| hesitate |
| hesitate |
| Present |
|---|
| I hesitate |
| you hesitate |
| he/she/it hesitates |
| we hesitate |
| you hesitate |
| they hesitate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I hesitated |
| you hesitated |
| he/she/it hesitated |
| we hesitated |
| you hesitated |
| they hesitated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am hesitating |
| you are hesitating |
| he/she/it is hesitating |
| we are hesitating |
| you are hesitating |
| they are hesitating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have hesitated |
| you have hesitated |
| he/she/it has hesitated |
| we have hesitated |
| you have hesitated |
| they have hesitated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was hesitating |
| you were hesitating |
| he/she/it was hesitating |
| we were hesitating |
| you were hesitating |
| they were hesitating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had hesitated |
| you had hesitated |
| he/she/it had hesitated |
| we had hesitated |
| you had hesitated |
| they had hesitated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will hesitate |
| you will hesitate |
| he/she/it will hesitate |
| we will hesitate |
| you will hesitate |
| they will hesitate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have hesitated |
| you will have hesitated |
| he/she/it will have hesitated |
| we will have hesitated |
| you will have hesitated |
| they will have hesitated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be hesitating |
| you will be hesitating |
| he/she/it will be hesitating |
| we will be hesitating |
| you will be hesitating |
| they will be hesitating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been hesitating |
| you have been hesitating |
| he/she/it has been hesitating |
| we have been hesitating |
| you have been hesitating |
| they have been hesitating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been hesitating |
| you will have been hesitating |
| he/she/it will have been hesitating |
| we will have been hesitating |
| you will have been hesitating |
| they will have been hesitating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been hesitating |
| you had been hesitating |
| he/she/it had been hesitating |
| we had been hesitating |
| you had been hesitating |
| they had been hesitating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would hesitate |
| you would hesitate |
| he/she/it would hesitate |
| we would hesitate |
| you would hesitate |
| they would hesitate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have hesitated |
| you would have hesitated |
| he/she/it would have hesitated |
| we would have hesitated |
| you would have hesitated |
| they would have hesitated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | hesitate — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness; «Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures»
boggle — hesitate when confronted with a problem, or when in doubt or fear hover, linger — move to and fro; «The shy student lingered in the corner» hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate — be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; «He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement» falter, waver — be unsure or weak; «Their enthusiasm is faltering» |
| 2. | hesitate — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; «The speaker paused»
hem and haw — utter `hems’ and `haws’; indicated hesitation; «He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd» scruple — hesitate on moral grounds; «The man scrupled to perjure himself» delay — act later than planned, scheduled, or required; «Don’t delay your application to graduate school or else it won’t be considered» |
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hesitate
verb
1. waver, delay, pause, haver (Brit.), wait, doubt, falter, be uncertain, dither (chiefly Brit.), vacillate, equivocate, temporize, hum and haw, shillyshally (informal), swither (Scot. dialect) She hesitated, debating whether to answer the phone.
waver decide, be confident, be firm, be decisive, continue
2. be reluctant, be unwilling, shrink from, think twice, boggle, scruple, demur, hang back, be disinclined, balk or baulk I will not hesitate to take unpopular decisions.
be reluctant resolve, be determined
Quotations
«You can hesitate before deciding, but not once the decision is made» [José Bergamín El cohete y la estrella]
Proverbs
«He who hesitates is lost»
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
hesitate
verb
To be irresolute in acting or doing:
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Translations
váhatzaváhat
tøve
epäröidä
oklijevati
vonakodik
hika, vera á báîum áttumhika, vera ófús eîa tregur
ためらう
주저하다
dvejodamasdvejojantisdvejojimasdvejotinedrįstantis
svārstītiesvilcināties
obotavljati se
tveka
ลังเลใจ
do dự
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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hesitate
vi → zögern, zaudern (geh); (in speech) → stocken; he who hesitates is lost (Prov) → dem Feigen kehrt das Glück den Rücken (Prov); I hesitate to ask him round → ich bin mir nicht schlüssig, ob ich ihn einladen soll; I’d hesitate to take or at taking on such a task → ich würde es mir gut überlegen, ob ich so eine Aufgabe übernehmen würde; I hesitated about having another baby → ich hatte Bedenken, noch ein Kind zu bekommen; he didn’t hesitate at the idea of leaving home → er zögerte keinen Augenblick, von zu Hause wegzugehen; even he would hesitate at murder → selbst er hätte bei einem Mord Bedenken; he hesitates at nothing → er macht vor nichts halt, er schreckt vor nichts zurück; the President is hesitating over whether to attend the conference → der Präsident ist sich unschlüssig, ob er an der Konferenz teilnehmen soll; I am still hesitating about what I should do → ich bin mir immer noch nicht schlüssig, was ich tun soll; I hesitate to say it, but … → es widerstrebt mir, das zu sagen, aber …; if I did think that, I wouldn’t hesitate to say so → wenn ich wirklich der Meinung (gen) → wäre, hätte ich keine Hemmungen, es zu sagen; don’t hesitate to ask/contact me → fragen Sie mich ruhig/wenden Sie sich ruhig an mich; (more formally) → zögern Sie nicht, mich zu fragen/sich an mich zu wenden
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hesitate
(ˈheziteit) verb
1. to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty. He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board.
2. to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right. I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don’t hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints.
ˈhesitancy noun
the tendency to hesitate.
ˈhesitant adjective
making or having frequent hesitations. a hesitant speaker; I’m hesitant to tell her she’s wrong.
ˈhesitantly adverbˌhesiˈtation noun
1. an act of hesitating.
2. unwillingness or uncertainty.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
hesitate
→ يَتَرَدَّدُ váhat tøve zögern διστάζω vacilar epäröidä hésiter oklijevati esitare ためらう 주저하다 aarzelen nøle zawahać się hesitar колебаться tveka ลังเลใจ duraksamak do dự 犹豫
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hesitate
v. vacilar, mostrarse indeciso-a;
Don’t ___ to call us → No deje, no dejes de llamarnos; no vacile, no vaciles en llamarnos.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
intransitive verb
1
: to hold back in doubt or indecision
She didn’t hesitate when they offered her the job.
2
: to delay momentarily : pause
He hesitated and waited for her to say something.
transitive verb
: to hold back from (doing or saying something) in doubt or uncertainty
Don’t hesitate to call if you need something.
Synonyms
Choose the Right Synonym for hesitate
hesitated before answering the question
waver implies hesitation after seeming to decide and so connotes weakness or a retreat.
wavered in his support of the rebels
vacillate implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision.
vacillated until events were out of control
falter implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear.
never once faltered during her testimony
Example Sentences
She hesitated and waited for her friend to say something.
He hesitated about accepting the job.
I sometimes hesitate to say what I am really thinking.
I hesitated to come without being asked.
I wouldn’t hesitate to ask for your help if I felt I needed it.
Don’t hesitate to call if there is a problem.
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While this assessment may seem dubious and is certainly debatable, a look back at events of just the past eight years should make anyone hesitate to write off any conclusion as far-fetched.
—David Conrads, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2023
That output didn’t land him a vote in any other category, but those who have played alongside him — and Ortiz himself — didn’t hesitate to name him the best fielder of the group.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2023
Perhaps that’s why Lawson’s family didn’t hesitate to encourage his early interest in chemistry and physics.
—Popular Mechanics, 2 Mar. 2023
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—Cori Ritchey, Men’s Health, 28 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of hesitate was
in 1598
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стесняться, колебаться, запинаться, призадумываться, не решаться, запнуться
глагол ↓
- колебаться, сомневаться
I hesitated about taking the position — я раздумывал, согласиться ли мне на эту должность 
we hesitated concerning the course to be taken — мы не знали, какой путь избрать
he didn’t hesitate for an instant — он не колебался ни минуты
go on!, don’t hesitate! — продолжайте!, не мешкайте!
- не решаться
to hesitate to do /in doing/ smth. — не решаться сделать что-л.
I hesitate to affirm — (я) боюсь утверждать
to hesitate about accepting a gift — не решаться принять подарок
he hesitated over the price — его смущала цена
I hesitate rather to choose my opinion — я боюсь высказать определённое мнение
- стесняться
do not hesitate to ask me — спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь
- запинаться, заикаться
to hesitate in one’s speech — заикаться
he hesitated for a word — он запнулся, подыскивая нужное слово
he who hesitates is lost — промедление смерти подобно
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
to hesitate over a choice — колебаться в выборе
hesitate about accepting a gift — не решаться принять подарок
don’t hesitate! — продолжайте!; не мешкайте!
he noticed her hesitate — он заметил, что она колеблется
hesitate in speaking — говорить с заминкой
hesitate in speech — заикаться
if you hesitate at all — если вы хоть сколько-нибудь сомневаетесь
once you hesitate you are lost — стоит заколебаться-и ты пропал
she was noticed to hesitate — заметили, что она колеблется
waver / hesitate — поколебаться
Примеры с переводом
She hesitated to act.
Она не решалась действовать.
Do not hesitate to call me.
Если что, звони, не стесняйся. / Звоните в любое время.
I hesitated to come without being asked.
Я не решалась прийти без спроса.
It would be fatal to hesitate.
Промедление смерти подобно.
I sometimes hesitate to say what I am really thinking.
Иногда я стесняюсь говорить то, что думаю на самом деле.
She hesitated and waited for her friend to say something.
Она колебалась, и ждала свою подругу, чтобы что-то сказать.
Don’t hesitate to call if there is a problem.
Если возникнет какая-то проблема, звоните не раздумывая.
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Возможные однокоренные слова
hesitation — колебание, сомнение, нерешительность, запинание, неохота, заикание
hesitative — колеблющийся, проявляющий колебание
hesitating — нерешительный, колеблющийся
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: hesitate
he/she/it: hesitates
ing ф. (present participle): hesitating
2-я ф. (past tense): hesitated
3-я ф. (past participle): hesitated
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- hæsitate (archaic)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare, intensive of haerere (“to hesitate, stick fast;
to hang or hold fast”). Displaced native Old English wandian.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛzɪteɪt/
Verb[edit]
hesitate (third-person singular simple present hesitates, present participle hesitating, simple past and past participle hesitated)
- (intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
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He hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment.
- September 1, 1742, Alexander Pope, letter to Racine
- I shall not hesitate to declare myself very cordially, in regard to some particulars about which you have desired an answer.
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- (intransitive) To stammer; to falter in speaking.
- (transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
- a. 1724, Alexander Pope, The Ms. at Longleat
- Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.
- a. 1724, Alexander Pope, The Ms. at Longleat
Usage notes[edit]
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms[edit]
- (to stop respecting decision or action): demur, falter, mammer, scruple, waver; see also Thesaurus:hesitate
- (to falter in speaking): balbucinate, balbutiate, falter, hem, haw, stammer, stutter
- (to utter with hesitation): falter
Derived terms[edit]
- hesitant
- hesitation
Translations[edit]
to stop or pause respecting decision or action
- Arabic: تَرَدَّدَ (ar) (taraddada)
- Egyptian Arabic: اتردد (etraded)
- Armenian: վարանել (hy) (varanel), տատանվել (hy) (tatanvel)
- Azerbaijani: tərəddüd etmək
- Bashkir: икеләнеү (ikelänew)
- Basque: zalantzan egon
- Belarusian: хіста́цца impf (xistácca), вага́цца impf (vahácca)
- Bulgarian: колеба́я се impf (kolebája se), двоумя се impf (dvoumja se), чудя се impf (čudja se)
- Catalan: hesitar (ca), dubtar (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 猶豫／犹豫 (zh) (yóuyù), 躊躇／踌躇 (zh) (chóuchú), 遲疑／迟疑 (zh) (chíyí)
- Czech: váhat (cs) impf
- Danish: (please verify) tøve (da), (please verify) nøle, (please verify) vakle, have/nære (please verify) betænkeligheder
- Dutch: aarzelen (nl)
- Egyptian: (sjnj)
- Esperanto: heziti
- Finnish: epäröidä (fi), aikailla (fi), empiä (fi), viivytellä (fi), vitkastella (fi)
- French: hésiter (fr)
- Georgian: please add this translation if you can
- German: zögern (de)
- Greek: διστάζω (el) (distázo)
- Ancient: ὀκνέω (oknéō), αἰσχύνομαι (aiskhúnomai), φοβέομαι (phobéomai)
- Hungarian: tétovázik (hu), habozik (hu), hezitál (hu)
- Indonesian: ragu (id)
- Italian: esitare (it), titubare (it)
- Japanese: ためらう (ja) (tamerau), 躊躇する (ja) (ちゅうちょする, chūcho suru), 躊躇う (ja) (tamerau)
- Khmer: ទីមទាម (km) (tiimtiəm), ទីទើរ (km) (tiitəə), តេងតាង (km) (teengtaang), ញីញញូញ (km) (ñiiññuuñ), ច្រេញច្រុញ (km) (crəñcroñ), ច្រិមច្រុម (km) (crəmcrom)
- Korean: 망설이다 (ko) (mangseorida)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: دوودڵ بوون (dûdill bûn)
- Latin: haesitō, dubito (la)
- Lithuanian: dvejoti (lt) impf, svyruoti impf
- Luxembourgish: zécken
- Macedonian: се колеба impf (se koleba)
- Maori: tawhitawhi, kōrapa
- Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
- Norwegian: nøle med å
- Bokmål: nøle (no)
- Old English: wandian
- Polish: wahać się (pl) impf
- Portuguese: hesitar (pt), vacilar (pt), titubear (pt)
- Quechua: iskayyay
- Romanian: ezita (ro), șovăi (ro), pregeta (ro), a se codi (ro)
- Russian: колеба́ться (ru) impf (kolebátʹsja), ме́длить (ru) impf (médlitʹ), сомнева́ться (ru) impf (somnevátʹsja)
- Scots: swither
- Scottish Gaelic: sòr
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: оклевати impf (Ekavian), оклијевати impf (Ijekavian), колебати impf, поколебати pf, двоумити impf, нећкати pf
- Roman: oklevati (sh) impf (Ekavian), oklijevati (sh) impf (Ijekavian), kolebati (sh) impf, pokolebati (sh) pf, dvoumiti (sh) impf, nećkati pf
- Slovak: váhať impf
- Spanish: vacilar (es), dudar (es), hesitar (es) (rare), titubear (es)
- Swedish: tveka (sv)
- Tagalog: magdalawang-isip
- Thai: ลังเล (th) (lang-lee)
- Turkish: çekinmek (tr), kararsız kalmak
- Ukrainian: колива́тися impf (kolyvátysja), хита́тися impf (xytátysja), вага́тися (uk) impf (vahátysja)
- Vietnamese: chần chừ (vi), do dự (vi)
to stammer; to falter in speaking
- Bulgarian: заеквам (bg) (zaekvam), заекна (zaekna)
- Catalan: titubejar (ca)
- Czech: zaváhat (cs)
- Danish: stamme, hakke i det
- Finnish: epäröidä (fi)
- German: zögern (de), stammeln (de)
- Polish: jąkać się (pl)
- Russian: запина́ться (ru) impf (zapinátʹsja), запну́ться (ru) pf (zapnútʹsja), заика́ться (ru) impf (zaikátʹsja), заикну́ться (ru) pf (zaiknútʹsja)
- Scots: hover
Further reading[edit]
- hesitate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- “hesitate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- hesitate at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams[edit]
- athetise, hatesite
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
hesitate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of hesitar combined with te
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1
hesitate
1) колеба́ться; не реша́ться;
2) стесня́ться;
3) запина́ться
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > hesitate
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2
hesitate
Персональный Сократ > hesitate
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3
hesitate
1. I
1) do smth. without hesitating делать что-л. без всяких колебаний /сомнений/
2. II
hesitate at some time hesitate continually постоянно и т. д. колебаться /сомневаться/; hesitate in some manner hesitate inexplicably колебаться, /не решаться / по непонятным причинам и т. д.
3. XIII
hesitate to do smth. hesitate to speak не решаться /стесняться/ заговорить и т. д.; I hesitate to spend so much money on clothes я не решаюсь/у меня рука не поднимается/ тратить столько денег на платья /на тряпки/; don’t hesitate to call if you need me не стесняйтесь обращаться ко мне, если я вам понадоблюсь; he hesitated to take much a big risk он побаивался идти на такой большей риск; don’t hesitate to ask me не стесняйтесь, спрашивайте [меня всегда]
4. XVI
1) hesitate for some time he did not hesitate for a moment он ни на минуту не задумался /не усомнился/; hesitate about /concerning, over, at/ smth. hesitate about a matter колебаться /проявлять нерешительность/ в каком-л. деле; we hesitated concerning the course to be taken мы не.можем решить, какой путь избрать; he hesitated over his reply он ответил не сразу: she hesitated over the price of the hat она заколебалась, узнав цену этой шляпки; he hesitates at nothing он ни перед чем не останавливается
2) hesitate for smth. hesitate for a word запнуться, подбирая /ища/ подходящее слово
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hesitate before /about/ doing smth.1)
hesitate before making a decision колебаться, прежде чем принять решение и т. д.; he’s still hesitating about joining the expedition он все еще не решил, примет ли он участие в экспедиции
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hesitate whether… he hesitated whether he should do it он колебался /не знал/, следует ли ему сделать это; I hesitated whether I was to accept such a proposal я сомневался /не был уверен/, стоит ли мне принимать такое предложение
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hesitate about whether… he is hesitating about whether to come or not он не знает, идти или нет
English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > hesitate
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hesitate
[ˈhezɪteɪt]
hesitate стесняться; do not hesitate to ask me спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь hesitate запинаться; he who hesitates is lost = промедление смерти подобно hesitate запинаться; he who hesitates is lost = промедление смерти подобно hesitate колебаться; не решаться; I hesitate to affirm боюсь утверждать hesitate стесняться; do not hesitate to ask me спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь hesitate колебаться; не решаться; I hesitate to affirm боюсь утверждать
English-Russian short dictionary > hesitate
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hesitate
[ʹhezıteıt]
1. 1) колебаться, сомневаться
I hesitated about taking the position — я раздумывал, согласиться ли мне на эту должность
we hesitated concerning the course to be taken — мы не знали, какой путь избрать
go on!, don’t hesitate! — продолжайте!, не мешкайте!
2) не решаться
to hesitate to do /in doing/ smth. — не решаться сделать что-л.
I hesitate rather to choose my opinion — я боюсь высказать определённое мнение
2. стесняться
do not hesitate to ask me — спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь
3. запинаться, заикаться
he hesitated for a word — он запнулся, подыскивая нужное слово
he who hesitates is lost — стоит заколебаться — и ты пропал; ≅ промедление смерти подобно
НБАРС > hesitate
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hesitate
Англо-русский синонимический словарь > hesitate
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hesitate
[‘hezɪteɪt]
v
колебаться, проявлять колебания относительно чего-либо, не знать делать что-либо или нет
He hesitateed for a moment. — Он с минуту колебался.
I wouldn’t hesitate a moment if I were you. — На вашем месте я бы ни минуты не колебался.
He hesitated about whether to come or not. — Он не знал, приходить ему или нет.
— hesitate whether to do smth
— hesitate over a choice
— not to hesitate to ask
— don’t hesitste to callUSAGE:
(1.) See if, cj; USAGE (2.). (2.) See discuss, v; USAGE (1.), (2.).
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > hesitate
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hesitate
1. v колебаться, сомневаться
2. v не решаться
3. v стесняться
4. v запинаться, заикаться
Синонимический ряд:
2. delay (verb) defer; delay; deliberate; demur; linger; wait
3. falter (verb) alternate; dither; falter; flounder; fluctuate; halt; hover; pause; shilly-shally; stagger; straddle; vacillate; waver; whiffle; wiggle-waggle
Антонимический ряд:
act; attack; career; carry on; confront; continue; decide; determine; embrace; flow; go; hasten; hustle; jump; persevere; resolve
English-Russian base dictionary > hesitate
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hesitate
verb
1) колебаться; не решаться; I hesitate to affirm (я) боюсь утверждать
2) стесняться; do not hesitate to ask me спрашивайте меня, не стесняйтесь
3) запинаться
he who hesitates is lost
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промедление смерти подобно
Syn:
falter, flounder, pause, vacillate, waver
Ant:
ascertain, choose, continue, decide
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(v) сомневаться
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[‘hes·i·tate || ‘hezɪteɪt]
колебаться, призадумываться, не решаться, стесняться, запинаться, запнуться* * *
колебайтесь
колебаться
стесняться
* * *
1) а) колебаться; сомневаться, не решаться ( over)
б) медлить, находиться в нерешительности
2) заикатьсяНовый англо-русский словарь > hesitate
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hesitate
[‘hezɪteɪt]
гл.
1)
а) колебаться; сомневаться, не решаться
She hesitated to act. — Она не решалась действовать.
Do not hesitate to call me. — Зови меня не раздумывая.
Syn:
Ant:
б) медлить, находиться в нерешительности
Syn:
2) заикаться, запинаться
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Англо-русский современный словарь > hesitate
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hesitate
2000 самых употребительных английских слов > hesitate
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hesitate
do not hesitate to… без всяких церемоний; без стеснения…
English-Russian dictionary of scientific and technical difficulties vocabulary > hesitate
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hesitate
Англо-русский технический словарь > hesitate
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hesitate
[‘hezɪteɪt]
1) Общая лексика: заикаться, замяться , запинаться, запнуться, медлить, мяться , сомневаться, задумываться, колебаться, не решаться, стесняться, замешкаться
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hesitate
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hesitate to do
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > hesitate to do
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hesitate
[`hezɪteɪt]
колебаться; сомневаться, не решаться
медлить, находиться в нерешительности
заикаться, запинаться
Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > hesitate
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hesitate
English-Russian dictionary of chemistre > hesitate
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hesitate
колебаться, проявлять колебания относительно чего-либо (не знать, делать что-либо или нет)
(1). See discuss, .
(2). See if, .English-Russian word troubles > hesitate
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hesitate
English-Russian dictionary of terms that are used in computer games > hesitate
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hesitate
колебаться; запинаться; медлить
English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > hesitate
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