hesitate
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verb no object
pause before saying or doing something, especially through uncertainty:
«…のことで» ためらう, ちゅうちょする, たじろぐ «over, in, about»
e.g. she hesitated, unsure of what to say.
with infinitive be reluctant to do something:
〖～ to do〗 …するのをためらう［遠慮する］
e.g. he hesitated to spoil the mood by being inquisitive.
PHRASES
he who hesitates is lost
proverb delay or vacillation may have unfortunate or disastrous consequences.
DERIVATIVES
hesitater |-ˌtātər| noun
hesitatingly |ˈhezəˌtādiNGlē| adverb
ORIGIN
early 17th century: from Latin haesitat- ‘stuck fast, left undecided’, from the verb haesitare, from haerere ‘stick, stay’.