Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of hesitating

    Zögern

    нереши́тельностьnerešítelʹnostʹ

    the act of pausing uncertainly

  2. (countable, uncountable)Doubt; vacillation.

    She carried out the order without hesitation.

    Zögern

  3. (countable, uncountable)A faltering in speech; stammering.

    Zögern

    indecision in speech or action

Examples

106 sentences
  1. Tom agreed to do that without hesitation.

    Том без вагань погодився це зробити.

    deThomas stimmte ohne Zögern zu, das zu tun.

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  2. Without hesitation, I granted his request.

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  3. Tom entered the room without hesitation.

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  4. Tom accepted the offer without hesitation.

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  5. Tom accepted the job without hesitation.

    ruТом без колебаний принял предложение о работе.

    deOhne zu zögern akzeptierte Tom die Arbeitsstelle.

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Translations

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Origin

From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), fr

From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”). Displaced native Old English ġewand.

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Forms

plural: hesitations
Singularhesitation
Pluralhesitations

regular

Synonyms

14 synonyms
act of hesitating:cunctation
doubt, vacillation:irresolutionwavering
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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