ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 01702 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
hesitate
v.
US/ˈhɛzɪteɪt/
UK/ˈhɛzɪteɪt/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency58/100
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Meanings of hesitate
1verb
To pause or show uncertainty before saying or doing something.
She hesitated before answering the difficult question on the exam.
She hesitated before answering the difficult question on the exam.
He did not hesitate to accept the job offer immediately.
He did not hesitate to accept the job offer immediately.
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Derivatives of hesitate
hesitation
uncertainty or reluctance (noun)
Without hesitation, she volunteered to lead the project.
Without hesitation, she volunteered to lead the project.
hesitant
slow to act or decide (adjective)
He seemed hesitant about moving to a new country.
He seemed hesitant about moving to a new country.
hesitantly
in a hesitant manner (adverb)
She spoke hesitantly during her first presentation to the board.
She spoke hesitantly during her first presentation to the board.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of hesitate
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Common Phrases with hesitate
hesitate to dohesitate to do
without hesitationwithout hesitation
hesitate for a momenthesitate for a moment
do not hesitatedo not hesitate
hesitate between optionshesitate between options
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Practice Question: hesitate
Choose the best word for the blank
She ___ to join the team until her friend assured her it would be fun.
- A hesitate
- B hesitated
- C hesitates
- D will hesitate
The past tense 'hesitated' is required because the sentence describes a completed action in past time with the adverbial phrase 'until her friend assured her.'