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. — deniko
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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
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(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. — deniko
Tom was reluctant to admit it.
Том не хотів цього визнавати. — rmdas
ruТом не хотел это признавать. — odexed
deTom wollte es nicht zugeben. — raggione
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? — astynk
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