How to Spell hesitate
hesitate
hesitate - verb
- To hold back in doubt or indecision
- To delay momentarily : pause
- Stammer
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"She didn't hesitate when they offered her the job."
hesitate - thesaurus
Synonyms: balance
Etymology
Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick
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