OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 9235

hesitate

/ˈhɛz.ɪ.teɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
dudar • hesitar • titubear • vacilar
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
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.