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English to English verb
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pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness |  | Example: Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures
source: wordnet30
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interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing | | Example: The speaker paused
source: wordnet30
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To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a judgment. | | source: webster1913
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To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. | | source: webster1913
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