Hesitated vs Hesitate - What's the difference?
hesitated | hesitate |
(hesitate)
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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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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As verbs the difference between hesitated and hesitate
is that hesitated is (hesitate) while hesitate is to stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.hesitated
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Verb
(head)hesitate
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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.
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . SeeSynonyms
* deliberate * demur * doubt * falter * mammer * scruple * stammer * waverDerived terms
* hesitant * hesitationExternal links
* * *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.