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Hesitates vs Hesitation - What's the difference?

hesitates | hesitation |

As a verb hesitates

is third-person singular of hesitate.

As a noun hesitation is

an act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

hesitates

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

    External links

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    hesitation

    English

    (wikipedia hesitation)

    Alternative forms

    * (chiefly archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
  • A faltering in speech; stammering.

    • Related terms

    * hesitate