reluctant
Not wanting to take some actionNot wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
» Tom seems reluctant to do that.
Тому, здається, не хочеться цього робити.
Meaning
3 sensesNot wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
She was reluctant to lend him the money
Surprisingly, our new dog is a reluctant ball-retriever.
zögernd, widerwillig, widerstrebend
неохо́тныйneoxótnyj, нежела́ющийneželájuščij
неохо́чийneoxóčyj
Tending to match as little text as possible.
(archaic)Contrary; defiant; refractory.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
Examples
514 sentencesTom seems reluctant to do that.
Тому, здається, не хочеться цього робити.
Tom was reluctant to admit it.
Том не хотів цього визнавати.
ruТом не хотел это признавать.
deTom wollte es nicht zugeben.
I am reluctant to help him.
Tom is very reluctant to go.
Why are you being so reluctant?
ruПочему ты так не хочешь это делать?
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin reluctāns (whence -ant), present participle of reluctor (“toLearned borrowing from Latin reluctāns (whence -ant), present participle of reluctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”) (whence re-.
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Forms
more reluctant, most reluctant| Comparative | more reluctant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most reluctant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- reluctant to do
- be reluctant to
- would be reluctant
- seemed reluctant to
- will be reluctant
- seemed reluctant
- still reluctant to
- reluctant to go
- to be reluctant
- very reluctant to
- is still reluctant
- still reluctant