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hes·i·tant
(hĕz′ĭ-tənt)adj.
Inclined or tending to hesitate.
hes′i·tant·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. hesitantly - with hesitation; in a hesitant manner; "he finally accepted hesitantly"
unhesitatingly - without hesitation; "she said yes unhesitatingly"
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بِتَرَدُّد
váhavě
meî hiki/óákveîni
duraksayarakkararsızlık içinde
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hesitantly
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hesitate
(ˈheziteit) verb1. to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty. He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board. aarsel, weifel يَتَرَدَّد колебая се hesitar váhat zögern tøve διστάζω vacilar, titubear kõhklema تأمل كردن epäröidä hésiter לְהַסֵס हिचकना oklijevati habozik ragu-ragu hika, vera á báðum áttum esitare ためらう 망설이다 dvejoti vilcināties; svārstīties teragak-agak aarzelen nøle, betenke seg, vakle wahać się زړه نازړه كيدل ، متردد كېدل hesitar a ezita колебаться váhať oklevati oklevati tveka รีรอ duraksamak, tereddüt etmek 猶豫, 躊躇 затинатися جھجھکنا do dự 犹豫,踌躇
2. to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right. I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints. aarsel, huiwer يَتَرَدَّد колебая се hesitar váhat zögern tøve διστάζω vacilar, dudar kahtlema دودل بودن epäröidä hésiter (à) לְהַסֵס हिचकना biti neodlucan, oklijevati vonakodik ragu-ragu hika, vera ófús eða tregur esitare ためらう 마음이 내키지 않다 nesiryžti vilcināties; svārstīties berasa berat aarzelen betenke seg på, nøle med być niezdecydowanym زړه نازړه كيدل hesitar a ezita не решаться; стесняться váhať imeti pomisleke oklevati tveka ลังเล çekinmek 不情願 вагатися ہچکچانا ngần ngại 不情愿,对...犹豫
ˈhesitancy noun the tendency to hesitate. aarseling, besluiteloosheid تَرَدُّد колебливост hesitação váhavost das Zögern tøven; usikkerhed διστακτικότητα vacilación, indecisión; titubeo, duda kahevahelolek ترديد epäröinti hésitation היסוס संकोच oklijevanje habozás keraguan efablendni, hik esitazione ためらい 망설임 dvejojimas, neryžtingumas vilcināšanās; svārstīšanās sifat teragak-agak aarzeling usikkerhet, nøling niezdecydowanie متردد hesitação ezitare нерешительность váhavosť obotavljanje oklevanje tvekan, tveksamhet ความลังเลใจ tereddüt, duraksama 猶豫 нерішучість; сумнів تذبذب sự do dự; lưỡng lự 踌躇
ˈhesitant adjective making or having frequent hesitations. a hesitant speaker; I'm hesitant to tell her she's wrong. huiwerig مُتَرَدِّد нерешителен hesitante pomalý, zadrhávající; váhavý zögernd tøvende διστακτικός vacilante, dudoso, indeciso ebakindel مردد epäröivä hésitant מְהַסֵס संकोची koji oklijeva habozó ragu-ragu hikandi, óákveðinn esitante ためらった 망설이는 nedrįstantis, nepasiryžtantis, dvejojantis nedrošs teragak-agak aarzelend famlende, usikker, nølende niezdecydowany متردد hesitante ezitant, nehotărât нерешительный nerozhodný neodločen neodlučan tveksam, tvekande ลังเลใจ kararsız; duraksayan 遲疑的,躊躇的 нерішучий متذبذب do dự; lưỡng lự 犹豫的,踌躇的
ˈhesitantly adverb aarselend, weifelend بِتَرَدُّد колебливо hesitantemente váhavě zögernd tøvende διστακτικά vacilantemente, dudosamente kõhklevalt با ترديد epäröiden avec hésitation בְּהִיסוּס हिचकिचाते हुए oklijevajuci, neodlucno határozatlanul dengan ragu-ragu með hiki/óákveðni con esitazione ためらって 망설이며 dvejodamas, neryžtingai nedroši dgn teragak-agak aarzelend famlende, usikkert, nølende z wahaniem, niezdecydowanie په تردید hesitantemente ezitant нерешительно váhavo oklevajoče neodlučno tveksamt อย่างลังเล kararsızlık içinde, duraksayarak 猶豫不決地,躊躇地 нерішуче جھجھک کے ساتھ một cách do lự; lưỡng lự 犹豫地,踌躇地
ˌhesiˈtation noun1. an act of hesitating. aarseling, weifeling عَمَلِيَّة التردُّد колебание hesitação váhání das Zögern tøven δισταγμός indecisión, vacilación kõhklus تأمل epäröinti hésitation פקפוק हिचकिचाहट oklijevanje tétovázás keraguan hik esitazione ためらい 망설임 dvejojimas vilcināšanās teragak-agak aarzeling nøling, vakling wahanie تردد ، تذب hesitação ezitare сомнение váhanie oklevanje oklevanje tvekan ความลังเล duraksama, tereddüt 猶豫,躊躇 нерішучість تأمل ngập ngừng 犹豫,踌躇
2. unwillingness or uncertainty. twyfeling, aarseling عدم استِعْداد أو تأكُّد، تَرَدُّد нерешителност hesitação pochybnost das Zögern betænkelighed δισταγμός, αβεβαιότητα, απροθυμία vacilación, duda ebakindlus دودلی neuvottomuus hésitation היסוס संकोच neodlucnost, krzmanje habozás ketidakpastian hik, vafi esitazione ためらい 싫은 마음 neryžtingumas svārstīšanās rasa berat aarzeling usikkerhet, uvillighet niepewność زړه نا زړه hesitação ezitare нерешительность zdráhanie, rozpaky negotovost neodlučnost tveksamhet, villrådighet การลังเล çekinme, çekingenlik, kararsızlık, bocalama 不情願,遲疑 вагання; сумнів تذبذب sự ngập ngừng 不情愿,犹豫
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