hesitate
US /ˈhɛzəˌteɪt/
Definition
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
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Word Family
Synonyms
- waversomeone who communicates by waving
- pausea time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- vacillatebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
Collocations
- Easy do not hesitate to contact usto perform or carry out an activity regarding not hesitate to contact us
- Medium hesitate to commit financial resourcesto hesitate to commit financial resources, meaning to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- Hard hesitate before endorsing controversial policiesto hesitate before endorsing controversial policies, meaning to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
- Very Hard hesitate on the precipice of irreversible disasterto hesitate on the precipice of irreversible disaster, meaning to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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