hesitate

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verb

1. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness (Freq. 16)
- Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
• Syn:
waver, waffle
• Derivationally related forms:
waffler (for: waffle), waver (for: waver), waverer (for: waver), wavering (for: waver), hesitant, hesitation, hesitater, hesitancy, hesitator
• Hyponyms:
dwell on, linger over, boggle, hover, linger,
vibrate, vacillate, oscillate, falter, waver
• Entailment:
doubt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
2. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing (Freq. 9)
- The speaker paused
• Syn:
pause
• Derivationally related forms:
pause (for: pause), hesitation, hesitater
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
hem and haw, scruple
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- They hesitate a long time

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pause, waver, waffle