hesitate /'heziteit/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
• (v.) interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

Chinese translation

• vi. 犹豫, 迟疑, 踌躇, 支吾, 停顿

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/'heziteit/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.79 · Rare

Word forms

hesitated, hesitating, hesitates

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