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hesitate /'heziteit/

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh Đồng nghĩa

Động từ

do dự, lưỡng lự, chần chừ

she replied without hesitating

chị ta trả lời không chút chần chừ
verb

-tates; -tated; -tating

[no obj] :to stop briefly before you do something especially because you are nervous or unsure about what to do

She hesitated and waited for her friend to say something.

He hesitated about/over accepting the job.

[+ obj] :to be unwilling to do something because of doubt or uncertainty

I sometimes hesitate to say what I am really thinking.

I hesitated to come without being asked.

I wouldn't hesitate to ask for your help if I felt I needed it.

Don't hesitate to call if there is a problem.

he who hesitates is lost

used to say that it is important to make decisions and do things in a quick and definite way;
verb

He who hesitates is lost

delay

hold or hang back

pause

dilly-dally

wait

temporize

think twice

balk

boggle at

shrink from

demur

scruple

Brit haver

jib

Colloq stall

He hesitated between the doors - did this one conceal the lady or the tiger?

fumble

equivocate

tergiversate

fluctuate

alternate

waver

dither

vacillate

shilly-shally

She hesitated throughout the speech purely from stage fright

stammer

stutter

falter

sputter

splutter

stumble

hem and haw