hesitantly
hesitantly · more hesitantly · most hesitantly
With hesitationWith hesitation.
US/hˈɛzɪtəntli/
» Tom began hesitantly.
Tom fing unter Zögern an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том начал нерешительно. — odexed
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24 sentencesTom began hesitantly.
ruТом начал нерешительно. — odexed
deTom fing unter Zögern an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom nodded hesitantly.
ruТом нерешительно кивнул. — odexed
William hesitantly waved at the policeman.
Meaning
2 sensesWith hesitation.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
With reluctance.
Forms
more hesitantly, most hesitantly| Comparative | more hesitantly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most hesitantly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWith reluctance:reluctantlyC1
Close in meaning
- with hesitation; in a hesitant manner:hesitatingly
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedhesitant
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.