Hesitate vs Mercy - What's the difference?
hesitate | mercy |
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
To stammer; to falter in speaking.
(transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
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(uncountable) relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another
(uncountable) forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
(uncountable) A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion
(countable) Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
A blessing, something to be thankful for.
(phrasal) Subjugation, power.
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As a verb hesitate
is to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.As a proper noun mercy is
, one of the less common puritan virtue names.hesitate
English
Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
(hesitat)- He hesitated''' whether to accept the offer or not; men often '''hesitate in forming a judgment.
- (Alexander Pope)
- Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.