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Hesitent vs Hesitated - What's the difference?

hesitent | hesitated |

As verbs the difference between hesitent and hesitated

is that hesitent is while hesitated is (hesitate).

hesitent

Not English

Hesitent has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'hesitent':

hesitant, hastened, hastenest

hesitated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (hesitate)

  • hesitate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (hesitat)
  • To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
  • He hesitated''' whether to accept the offer or not; men often '''hesitate in forming a judgment.
    (Alexander Pope)
  • To stammer; to falter in speaking.
  • (transitive, poetic, rare) To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner.
  • *
  • Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

    Synonyms

    * deliberate * demur * doubt * falter * mammer * scruple * stammer * waver

    Derived terms

    * hesitant * hesitation